Chronic subcutaneous infection of Purpureocillium lilacinum in an immunocompromised patient: Case report and review of the literature.
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- Report
- Authors
- Albert R; Infectious Diseases Unit, Tours, 37000, France.; Lemaignen A; Infectious Diseases Unit, Tours, 37000, France.; Desoubeaux G; Mycology Unit, Tours, 37000, France.; Bailly E; Mycology Unit, Tours, 37000, France.; Bernard L; Infectious Diseases Unit, Tours, 37000, France.; Lacasse M; Infectious Diseases Unit, Tours, 37000, France.
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- Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101598259 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 2211-7539 (Print) Linking ISSN: 22117539 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Med Mycol Case Rep Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
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- 2211-7539
Our case reports a 52-year-old woman who presented with Purpureocillium lilacinum skin infection after a renal transplantation. The diagnosis was difficult and this species exhibits many resistances to antifungal agents. The clinical history was marked by a relapse causes by a foreign body. Our case suggests that posaconazole may be an alternative to cure P. lilacinum infection, and that the surgical debridement, the identification and removal of a foreign body may improve the prognosis.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest regarding the publication of this article. All authors contributed equally.
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