Invasive fungal infection by saprochaeta capitata in an immunocompromised child- a case report from cancer hospital in Pakistan Authors Seemal Aslam Department of Infectious Diseases, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan Salma Muhammad Abbas Department of Infectious Diseases, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan Nida Safdar Department of Microbiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9506 Keywords: Saprochaeta capitata, invasive fungal infection, dual antifungal therapy, immunocompromised Abstract Saprochaeta Capitata is an emerging fungus known to cause life-threatening infections in immunocompromised patients. Here, we describe the case of a 4-year-old male child seen in Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan, after obtaining informed consent from the parents. He had Pre-B ALL (acute lymphoblastic leukaemia) and contracted this infection during induction chemotherapy. With the use of dual antifungals, he was able to survive this otherwise fatal fungal infection. Keywords: Saprochaeta capitata, invasive fungal infection, dual antifungal therapy, immunocompromised. Author Biographies Salma Muhammad Abbas, Department of Infectious Diseases, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan Consultant Internal Medicine and Consultant Infectious Diseases. Nida Safdar, Department of Microbiology, Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore, Pakistan Resident Microbiology Department Downloads Full Text Article Published 2023-11-28 How to Cite Aslam, S., Abbas, S. M., & Safdar, N. (2023). Invasive fungal infection by saprochaeta capitata in an immunocompromised child- a case report from cancer hospital in Pakistan. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 73(12), 2480–2482. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9506 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 73 No. 12 (2023): DECEMBER Section CASE REPORT License Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.