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Abstract:
To date, there have been several case reports of Rhodotorula infection in haematological patients, but none affecting patients with multiple myeloma (MM). We describe a 54-year-old man with MM receiving prophylaxis with fluconazole who was using a subclavian Port-A-Cath and presented two episodes of fungaemia caused by Rhodotorula mucilaginosa. The first episode was resolved with oral itraconazole and neutropenia recovery. During the second episode, caspofungin was administered without success; however, liposomal amphotericin B and catheter withdrawal resolved the fungaemia. As far as we know, this is the first case reported of R. mucilaginosa fungaemia in a patient with MM.
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