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Disseminated Ochroconis gallopava infection in a heart transplant patient

Authors :
L. Esposito
Antoine Berry
Sophie Cassaing
Olivier Cointault
Alexis Valentin
Nassim Kamar
Juliette Guitard
A. Fabre
Isabelle Cardeau-Desangles
Xavier Iriart
Hôpital de Rangueil
CHU Toulouse [Toulouse]
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3)
Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Source :
Transplant Infectious Disease, Transplant Infectious Disease, Wiley, 2013, 15 (3), pp.E115-E118. ⟨10.1111/tid.12084⟩
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

International audience; Ochroconis gallopava is an emerging cause of mycosis in solid organ transplant recipients. Herein, we report a rare case of disseminated O. gallopava infection that involved lung, subcutaneous area, brain and peritoneum in a heart transplant recipient. Despite voriconazole therapy, the patient died 2 months after diagnosis.

Details

ISSN :
13993062 and 13982273
Volume :
15
Issue :
3
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....22c322a5d22b4a4648df090e42489c2d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/tid.12084⟩