Cutaneous Purpureocillium lilacinum and Fusarium coinfection in a heart transplant recipient

Leonard Farrugia; Veronica Baston; Laura Burfield; Lucy Melly; Andrew M. Borman; Abhijit M. Bal

Medical Mycology Case Reports (Sep 2024)

Cutaneous Purpureocillium lilacinum and Fusarium coinfection in a heart transplant recipient

Leonard Farrugia,
Veronica Baston,
Laura Burfield,
Lucy Melly,
Andrew M. Borman,
Abhijit M. Bal

Affiliations

Leonard Farrugia: Department of Microbiology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
Veronica Baston: Department of Cardiology, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Clydebank, UK
Laura Burfield: Department of Dermatology, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock, UK
Lucy Melly: Department of Pathology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
Andrew M. Borman: UKHSA Mycology Reference Laboratory, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK; Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, UK
Abhijit M. Bal: Department of Microbiology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 45
p. 100664

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Purpureocillium lilacinum and Fusarium species are increasingly recognized as significant opportunistic fungal pathogens. We report a rare case of co-infection in a 63-year old heart transplant recipient presenting with nodular skin lesions, treated successfully with voriconazole. We highlight the importance of being vigilant about co-infection with moulds as it impacts on the selection of appropriate antifungal agents. 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Published in Medical Mycology Case Reports

ISSN: 2211-7539 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/medical-mycology-case-reports/

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