title: Successful treatment of an invasive fungal infection caused by Talaromyces sp. with voriconazole.
abstract: Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are on the rise due to increasing numbers of immunosuppressed and critically ill patients. A malignant-looking pulmonary nodule in an immunosuppressed patient may indeed be caused by a fungal organism. We report a patient, who was eventually diagnosed with an IFI caused by an agent of hyalohyphomycosis, Talaromyces sp. determined via molecular methods and succesfully treated with voriconazole.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Uluhan
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sili
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Huseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bilgin
authors.affiliation: Mycology Reference Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester, and Centre for Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Rikesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Masania
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eryuksel
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nuri Cagatay
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Cimsit
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulcicek
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ayranci
authors.affiliation: Mycology Reference Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester, Manchester, and Centre for Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Korten
keywords: Invasive fungal infection; Mold infection; Rheumatoid arthritis; Voriconazole
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