Successful haploidentical stem cell transplantation with prophylactic administration of liposomal amphotericin B after invasive pulmonary zygomycosis

Publication date: Available online 4 July 2017
Source:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Author(s): Testuro Ochi, Yuta Katayama, Takeshi Okatani, Ryota Imanaka, Kohei Kyo, Mitsuhiro Itagaki, Shinya Katsutani, Koji Iwato, Hideki Asaoku
A 54-year-old woman with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) achieved complete remission by induction chemotherapy, but developed zygomycosis after consolidation therapy. As zygomycosis could not be cured by liposomal amphotericin B and micafungin, left lower lobectomy was performed. As AML relapsed 7 months after onset, she received haploidentical stem cell transplantation under administration of liposomal amphotericin B. Despite experiencing severe acute graft-versus-host disease, she remains alive with no relapse of either zygomycosis or AML. (max. 75 words)



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