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Cutaneous infection by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum
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Autor/a:
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Fernández Pittol, Mariana José; Alejo-Cancho, Izaskun; Rubio, Elisa; López, Miriam; García, Adriana; Mascaró Galy, José Manuel; Marco, Francesc; Vila Estapé, Jordi; Puig de la Bellacasa, Jordi
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Abstract:
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Background: Phaeoacremonium parasiticum is considered a rare infectious agent that is part of a heterogeneous group of fungi causing phaeohyphomycosis. This organism is capable of producing subcutaneous infections, eumycetomas, osteomyelitis, arthritis, myositis and also disseminated diseases, such as fungemia and endocarditis. Case report:
We describe a case of cutaneous infection by P. parasiticum in a kidney transplant patient. The identification of this microorganism was performed by microbiological and histopathological studies and confirmed with the sequence of the gene encoding β-tubulin and a real time panfungal PCR targeting 18S ribosomal RNA gene. The microorganism was correctly identified by phenotypic and molecular methods. The patient was treated with oral antifungal therapy and a debulking surgery and evolved without any complication. Conclusions: The diagnosis of this infection is difficult and usually affects kidney transplant patients, but the reasons of this association are still unknown. |
Materia(s):
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-Miositis -Infeccions -Myositis -Infection |
Derechos:
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cc by-nc-nd (c) Asociación Española de Micología, 2019
info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
Tipo de documento:
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Artículo Artículo - Versión aceptada |
Editor:
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Elsevier España
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