Paratracheal abscess by plant fungus Chondrostereum purpureum- first case report of human infection

Autor: Soma Dutta, Ujjwayini Ray
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Vol 40, Iss , Pp 30-32 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-7539
DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.03.001
Popis: Chondrostereum purpureum, is a plant fungus causing silver leaf disease of plants, particularly of the rose family. Here we report a case of paratracheal abscess caused by C. purpureum. This is a first of its kind of a case wherein this plant fungus caused disease in a human. Conventional techniques (microscopy and culture) failed to identify the fungus. Only by sequencing, the identity of this unusual pathogen could be revealed. This case highlights the potential of environmental plant fungi to cause disease in humans and stresses the importance of molecular techniques to identify the causative fungal species.
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