Invasive Fungal Infection Due to Triadelphia pulvinata in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia

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Authors

Jameela Edathodu · King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Hail M. Al-Abdely · King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Sahar Althawadi · King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Brian L. Wickes · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Elizabeth H. Thompson · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Nathan P. Wiederhold · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Abstract

Triadelphia pulvinata is a rare dematiaceous fungus found in soil. We report the first case of invasive disease in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia who had a bloodstream infection with possibly both lung and brain involvement. Identification was by combined phenotypic features and fungal ribosomal DNA sequence analysis.

Topics & Keywords

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Fungal Infections and Studies Nail Diseases and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volume 51, Issue 10, pp. 3426-3429

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00457-13

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