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.
Hong
Ki Ho
KH
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kim
Jeong Won
JW
Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Jang
Se Jin
SJ
Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Yu
Eunsil
E
Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kim
Eui-Chong
EC
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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*