Fatal Blastoschizomyces capitatus sepsis in a diabetic patient with sinusitis

Blastoschizomyces capitatus is an emerging fungal pathogen. We describe a case of fungal sinusitis and invasive fungalsepticemia due to B. capitatus in a 65-year-old male patient who was a known cardiac and diabetic patient. The patientwas treated with antibiotics but succumbed due to delay in treatment with amphotericin-B. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2012;2(4): 165-167Key words: Blastoschizomyces capitatus, fungal sinusitis, diabetes