[Fungal infection in patients with granulocytopenia. Pathogenetic, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects].

The invasive diagnostic procedures, use of the broad-spectrum antibiotics, adrenal corticoids, immunosuppressive and cytostatic drugs have lead to the increase in the number of fungal infections in granulocytopenic patients. For the most part fungal infections in those patients consist of the opportunistic, systemic infections in granulocytopenic patients is exceptionally frustrating because more often than not, diagnosis is very difficult to establish. The article presents some problems regarding their pathogenesis, classification, diagnosis and management.