Trichosporon inkin peritonitis treated with caspofungin.
Trichosporon inkin is one of six pathogenic species of the genus Trichosporon and the etiologic agent of pubic white piedra. Trichosporon species have been reported as a cause of disseminated infections, particularly among immunosuppressed patients. We describe the third reported case of T. inkin peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis and the first to be treated with caspofungin.
Madariaga
Miguel G
MG
Rush Medical College and Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA. migmad@worldnet.att.net
Tenorio
Allan
A
Proia
Laurie
L
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077336:Caspofungin; D054714:Echinocandins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055666:Lipopeptides; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010455:Peptides / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014250:Trichosporon
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D054714:Echinocandins; D055666:Lipopeptides; D010455:Peptides; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D000077336:Caspofungin