Successful treatment of Ochroconis gallopavum infection in an immunocompetent host

Successful treatment of Ochroconis gallopavum infection in an immunocompetent host

Ochroconis gallopavum, a dematiaceous fungus, is a rare cause disease in immunocompromised patients and epidemic encephalitis in poultry. We report the first case of active O. gallopavum pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent host with rapid and complete response to oral antifungal therapy.

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Veröffentlicht in:Infection 2007-10, Vol.35 (5), p.367-369
Hauptverfasser: Hollingsworth, J W, Shofer, S, Zaas, A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Ascomycota - isolation & purification
Female
Humans
Mycoses - drug therapy
Mycoses - microbiology
Pneumonia - drug therapy
Pneumonia - microbiology
Radiography, Thoracic
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Zusammenfassung:Ochroconis gallopavum, a dematiaceous fungus, is a rare cause disease in immunocompromised patients and epidemic encephalitis in poultry. We report the first case of active O. gallopavum pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent host with rapid and complete response to oral antifungal therapy.
ISSN:0300-8126
1439-0973
DOI:10.1007/s15010-007-6054-7