Rare and unusual presentation of Cladophialophora infection in a pulmonary transplant cystic fibrosis patient

Autor: Isabelle Durieu, Raphaele Nove-Josserand, Damien Dupont, Dominique Grenet, Florence Ader, Quitterie Reynaud, Florence Persat, Stéphane Durupt
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Transplant Infectious Disease. 19:e12789
ISSN: 1398-2273
Popis: A 35-year-old woman with severe cystic fibrosis was admitted for sudden loss of strength in both legs, revealing a myelitis. The medullary lesion biopsy revealed phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora species. Myelitis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana is a rare disease associated with high mortality.
Databáze: OpenAIRE