title: Rasamsonia argillacea pulmonary and aortic graft infection in an immune-competent patient.
abstract: Rasamsonia argillacea (formerly known as Geosmithia argillacea) is a fungus recently recognized as a pathogen of immunocompromised patients. Here we report the first case of Rasamsonia infection in an immunocompetent host, presenting as a pulmonary and aortic graft infection. Its morphological similarity to nonpathogenic Penicillium species delayed the diagnosis and initiation of appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Doyon
authors.forename: Deanna A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theodore
authors.forename: Gurmohan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.forename: Kirk D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Elizabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Jianmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Wickes
authors.forename: Jane E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Koehler
authors.forename: Brian S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D032641:Eurotiales / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed