Cutaneous infection caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus in a renal transplant patient: treatment with voriconazole.
Moulds belonging to the genus Paecilomyces are rare opportunistic pathogens. About 100 cases have been reported in immunocompromised hosts or in relation to surgical procedures. We describe here a cutaneous infection due to P. lilacinus in a renal transplant patient, which responded to voriconazole treatment.
Hilmarsdóttir
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Department of Microbiology, National University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Thorsteinsson
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Asmundsson
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Bödvarsson
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Arnadóttir
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D010143:Paecilomyces; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D065819:Voriconazole
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D065819:Voriconazole