A case of Trichosporon pullulans infection of the lung with adult T-cell leukemia.
Fungal infections are often reported, but Trichosporon infection is very rare. A 78-year-old man with adult T-cell leukemia complicated with pulmonary infections is presented. Bronchial exudate culture revealed many yeast-like colonies, which were morphologically and biochemically identified as Trichosporon pullulans.
Shigehara
K
K
Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical College, Japan.
Takahashi
K
K
Tsunematsu
K
K
Koba
H
H
Katoh
S
S
Asakawa
M
M
Suzuki
A
A
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification