Disseminated Curvularia infection.
Curvularia is a saprophyte that rarely causes infection, and then usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. A 41-year-old man, previously in good health, developed pulmonary and cerebral infection with Curvularia lunata. With surgery and amphotericin B therapy, he recovered and was free of infection one year later.
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D000666:Amphotericin B