Geotrichum candidum as a tissue invasive human pathogen.
Geotrichum candidum was identified as an invasive organism in the terminal ileum of a man with "hairy cell" leukemia. The organism was identified on the basis of histologic and cultural characteristics. The diagnostic features of G. candidum infection are compared to those of Aspergillus and Candida species.
D000328:Adult; D005847:Geotrichosis / Q000209:etiology; D005848:Geotrichum / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000382:microbiology; D007943:Leukemia, Hairy Cell / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000472:pathogenicity*