Invasive fungal infection

What it means

Fungal infection characterized by invasion of host tissues.

Invasive fungal infections are a significant health problem in immunocompromised patients. Major risk factors for IFI include neutropenia less than 500 neutrophils/ml for more than 10 days, hematological malignancies, bone marrow transplantation, prolonged (over 4 wk) treatment with corticosteroids; prolonged (over 7 days) stays in intensive care, chemotherapy, HIV infection, invasive medical procedures, and the newer immune suppressive agents.

Rare diseases that can present with this9

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category