A case of subcutaneous Mycoleptodiscus indicus infection in a liver transplant recipient successfully treated with antifungal therapy

: Mycoleptodiscus indicus, a dematiaceous mold, occurs on the leaves of a number of different host plants and has been only recently described as a cause of human infection. Immunosuppressed individuals are at risk for developing infections with opportunistic fungal pathogens, which are a major caus...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transplant infectious disease 2008-06, Vol.10 (3), p.218-220
Hauptverfasser: Garrison, A.P., Procop, G.W., Vincek, V., Moon, J., Morris, M.I., Doblecki‐Lewis, S., Cleary, T.J., Brust, D., Rosa‐Cunha, I.
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Zusammenfassung:: Mycoleptodiscus indicus, a dematiaceous mold, occurs on the leaves of a number of different host plants and has been only recently described as a cause of human infection. Immunosuppressed individuals are at risk for developing infections with opportunistic fungal pathogens, which are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in this population. In addition, the treatment of infections caused by these fungi is frequently challenging. We report a case of M. indicus subcutaneous infection in a 51‐year‐old man with human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C co‐infection, who had a liver transplant. He developed skin nodules with a sporotrichoid lymphangitic distribution. Histopathology demonstrated unusual fungal elements with angioinvasion. Mycology cultures isolated a dematiaceous mold with the characteristic curved hyaline conidia of M. indicus. Initial treatment involved a combination of amphotericin B lipid complex and voriconazole, followed by monotherapy with voriconazole. The subcutaneous lesions resolved completely after 4 months of antifungal therapy.
ISSN:1398-2273
1399-3062
DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3062.2007.00278.x