Liver cirrhosis caused by Exophiala dermatitidis.
We report a case of liver cirrhosis caused by Exophiala dermatitidis in a previously healthy child. The infecting organism was initially mistaken as capsule-deficient Cryptococcus neoformans.
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ki Ho
KH
Hong
Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jeong Won
JW
Kim
Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Se Jin
SJ
Jang
Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eunsil
E
Yu
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eui-Chong
EC
Kim
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D006224:Cricetinae; D003453:Cryptococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003455:Cryptococcus neoformans; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005093:Exophiala / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009181:Mycoses / Q000473:pathology*