1. Invasive phaeohyphomycosis co-infection with Alternaria spp. and Curvularia spp. in a neutropenic host.
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Sikora A, Johnson J, Velez A, and Greene J
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- Humans, Male, Alternariosis microbiology, Alternariosis complications, Alternariosis diagnosis, Antifungal Agents therapeutic use, Middle Aged, Sinusitis microbiology, Sinusitis complications, Sinusitis diagnosis, Rhinitis microbiology, Rhinitis complications, Phaeohyphomycosis microbiology, Phaeohyphomycosis diagnosis, Phaeohyphomycosis complications, Phaeohyphomycosis drug therapy, Coinfection microbiology, Coinfection diagnosis, Alternaria isolation & purification, Immunocompromised Host, Neutropenia complications, Neutropenia microbiology, Ascomycota isolation & purification
- Abstract
Phaeohyphomycoses are infections caused by dark-walled dematiaceous fungi. Alternaria and Curvularia are two genera of dematiaceous molds known to cause invasive fungal rhinosinusitis, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Co-infection with two dematiaceous fungi is rarely reported in the literature. This report describes a case of biopsy proven invasive fungal rhinosinusitis with Alternaria spp. and Curvularia spp. co-infection in a neutropenic host. The infection characteristics, microbiologic findings, and treatment are described., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 SFMM. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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