Cutaneous infection caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus in a renal transplant patient: treatment with voriconazole

Autor: Ingibjörg Hilmarsdottir, Margrét árnadóttir, Sigurdur B. Thorsteinsson, Magnús Bödvarsson, Páll ásmundsson
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases. 32(3)
ISSN: 0036-5548
Popis: Moulds belonging to the genus Paecilomyces are rare opportunistic pathogens. About 100 cases have been reported in immunocompromised hosts or in relation to surgical procedures. We describe here a cutaneous infection due to P. lilacinus in a renal transplant patient, which responded to voriconazole treatment.
Databáze: OpenAIRE