title: Disseminated Emmonsia pasteuriana infection in India: a case report and a review.
abstract: We report here the first case of disseminated Emmonsia pasteuriana infection in a patient with AIDS in India. The patient presented with weight loss, dyspnoea, left-sided chest pain and multiple non-tender skin lesions over face and body for 3 months. Disseminated emmonsiosis was diagnosed on microscopic examination and fungal culture of skin biopsy and needle aspirate of lung consolidation. It was confirmed by sequencing internal transcribed spacer region of rDNA, beta tubulin, actin, and intein PRP8. The patient responded to amphotericin B and itraconazole therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rupali
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Malini R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Capoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ilavarasi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vanidassane
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College (VMMC) and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gogna
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Pathology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Avninder
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Pathology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Biswajit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Shivaprakash M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rudramurthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Prasanna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Honnavar
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Arunaloke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
mesh_terms: D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000382:microbiology; D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B
keywords: Emmonsia; HIV; disseminated infection