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Saccharomyces cerevisiae fungemia in a head and neck cancer patient: a case report and review of the literature.

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HENRY, Stéphanie [UCL] D'Hondt, Lionel [UCL] André, Marc [UCL] Holemans, X Canon, J L

We report the case of a 65-year old male who developed Saccharomyces cerevisiae fungemia after completing a course of concomitant chemotherapy and radiation therapy for head and neck carcinoma. He had grade IV oral mucositis, and received Saccharomyces boulardii (Perenterol) orally as treatment for aseptic diarrhoea just before the onset of fungemia. We discuss the epidemiology and pathology of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the cancer patient population.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Access type Accès libre
Publication date 2004
Language Anglais
Journal information "Acta clinica Belgica" - Vol. 59, no. 4, p. 220-2 (2021)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 1784-3286
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - SSS/IREC/MONT - Pôle Mont Godinne
UCL - SSS/IREC/MIRO - Pôle d'imagerie moléculaire, radiothérapie et oncologie
UCL - (MGD) Service d'oncologie médicale
UCL - (MGD) Service d'hématologie
MESH Subject Aged ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Follow-Up Studies ; Fungemia ; Humans ; Immunocompromised Host ; Male ; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms ; Risk Assessment ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; Treatment Outcome ; Yeast, Dried
Keywords Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; fungemia ; cancer
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Bibliographic reference HENRY, Stéphanie ; D'Hondt, Lionel ; André, Marc ; Holemans, X ; Canon, J L. Saccharomyces cerevisiae fungemia in a head and neck cancer patient: a case report and review of the literature.. In: Acta clinica Belgica, Vol. 59, no. 4, p. 220-2 (2021)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/246507