title: Blastoschizomyces capitatus pneumonia in an immuno-competent female.
abstract: Pulmonary infection due to Blastoschizomyces capitatus is less common. It is an emerging fungal pathogen. We describe a case of Blastoschizomyces capitatus pneumonia in an otherwise healthy female and review the clinical presentation, microbiological characteristics, and treatment for B. capitatus infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Government Medical College, Amritsar. gillpkgill@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Parmjeet Kaur
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Jaspal Singh
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole