Complicated soft tissue infection with prepatellar bursitis caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus in an immunocompetent host: case report and review.
Documented Paecilomyces lilacinus infections are quite rare. Most reports involve immunocompromised patients or implanted objects. We report the first case of complicated soft tissue infection caused by P. lilacinus in an immunocompetent host. The spectrum of infections involving this fungus is reviewed.
Westenfeld
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, USA.
Alston
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Winn
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D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002062:Bursitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D010143:Paecilomyces / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D010329:Patella; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007654:Ketoconazole