REPORT OF A CASE
A 41-year-old white man, who had a relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia, was treated with cytarabine, mitoxantrone, and etoposide. Ten days later, he became febrile while neutropenic and was treated with fluconazole, broad-spectrum antibiotics, and granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor. He complained of leftsided facial pain; a sinus series showed opacification of the left maxillary sinus. A biopsy specimen of the sinus showed changes of chronic inflammation. Cultures yielded only Staphylococcus epidermidis. Two weeks later, a 2-cm red nodule was noted on the left forearm and a smaller