[Fatal Candida mycosis following leukemia therapy]

The authors report a case of fatal Candida septicaemia in a seven year-old female patient who had been undergoing cytostatic therapy for the previous four years for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. The condition was histologically identified by means of special staining methods and immunocytochemistry. Since secondary mycoses--like in the present case--are frequently missed clinically, this report serves to emphasize their great importance.