Systemic fungal disease in children

Abstract

Background: Systemic fungal disease is related to administration of antibiotics, chemical therapy in malignancy, steroids therapy, etc in recent years.
Methods: In a retrospective study from 1994 to 2004, we observed 26 patients.
Findings: Most etiologic agents were Candida, Aspergillus, Mucormycosis and Cryptococcus. Predisposing factors in 80% of the patients were malignancy or chronic granulomatosis disease. Mortality occurred in 38% of patients.
Conclusions: we recommend thinking to systemic fungal infections in high risk patients in order to diagnose and treat them properly.