| Literature DB >> 26647904 |
Rupali Malik1, Malini R Capoor2, Ilavarasi Vanidassane1, Arun Gogna1, Avninder Singh3, Biswajit Sen3, Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy4, Prasanna Honnavar4, Sunita Gupta4, Arunaloke Chakrabarti4.
Abstract
We report here the first case of disseminated Emmonsia pasteuriana infection in a patient with AIDS in India. The patient presented with weight loss, dyspnoea, left-sided chest pain and multiple non-tender skin lesions over face and body for 3 months. Disseminated emmonsiosis was diagnosed on microscopic examination and fungal culture of skin biopsy and needle aspirate of lung consolidation. It was confirmed by sequencing internal transcribed spacer region of rDNA, beta tubulin, actin, and intein PRP8. The patient responded to amphotericin B and itraconazole therapy.Entities:
Keywords: Emmonsia; HIV; disseminated infection
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26647904 DOI: 10.1111/myc.12437
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mycoses ISSN: 0933-7407 Impact factor: 4.377