Pulmonary pseudallescheriasis in a patient with healed tuberculosis.
Pulmonary pseudallescheriasis in an immunocompetent patient without a pre-existing cavity or cyst is a rare phenomenon. We report a case of invasive pulmonary pseudallescheriasis in a lobectomised patient treated for tuberculosis. Filamentous fungi with pyriform conidia were seen in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid . The fungus was identified as Pseudallescheria boydii on culture.
Bashir
Gulnaz
G
Department of Microbiology, SKIMS, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. drgulnazbashir@hotmail.com
Shakeel
Saman
S
Wani
Tehmeena
T
Kakru
Dalip K
DK
D000328:Adult; D038481:Anterior Temporal Lobectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011541:Pseudallescheria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery