title: [Pulmonary infection by Geotrichum capitatum about a case and review of the literature].
abstract: Pulmonary geotrichosis is a rare mycosis caused by an arthrospore filamentous fungi of the genus Geotrichum. It is an opportunistic infection that develops when underlying conditions are present, particularly immunosuppression including neutropenia. Pulmonary mycoses in non-neutropenic patients affect two main populations: the solid organ transplanted patients and patients whose local pulmonary defenses are altered by a chronic underlying lung pathology. We report a case of pulmonary infection Geotrichum capitatum in an old tuberculosis patient.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie, hôpital militaire Moulay Ismail Meknès, boulevard El-Hanssali, 50000 Meknès, Maroc. Electronic address: elhassani.imane@gmail.com.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: El-Hassani
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie, hôpital militaire Moulay Ismail Meknès, boulevard El-Hanssali, 50000 Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Deham
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie, hôpital militaire Moulay Ismail Meknès, boulevard El-Hanssali, 50000 Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Touaoussa
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie, hôpital militaire Moulay Ismail Meknès, boulevard El-Hanssali, 50000 Meknès, Maroc.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Er-Rami
mesh_terms: D005847:Geotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005848:Geotrichum / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology
keywords: Geotrichum capitatum; Pneumonia; Pneumopathie