Geotrichum in Blood Stream of an Infant

Renal fungal bezoar owing to Geotrichum candidum

“…Genitourinary fungal infections are usually encountered as a part of disseminated disease in immunocompromised host (AIDS, corticosteroids, malignancy, neutropenia) [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] .…”

“…Oral infections of Geotrichum candidum are clinically similar to candidiasis and commonly associated with diabetes mellitus and HIV infection [1] , [3] . Cases of dissemination and fungemia are reported in patients with chronic and acute myeloid leukemia [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] , [9] , [10] .…”

Disseminated Geotrichum candidum infection

“…The significance of this particular case was questioned, however, and culture documentation of widespread G. candidum infection was not presented (4,8). Evidence for dissemination in six other reported cases is lacking (1,5,7,10,11). All six patients had self-limited fungemia.…”