A fatal case of severe immunodeficiency associated with disseminated Merulius tremellosus infection

We report a fatal case of severe immunodeficiency associated with infection caused by the white rot fungus, Merulius tremellosus. This is the first report of Merulius tremellosus infection in humans. To improve clinical management, awareness and diagnostics of uncommon fungal infections in immunodef...

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Published inScandinavian journal of infectious diseases Vol. 38; no. 1; pp. 76 - 78
Main Authors Friman, Vanda, Gisslén, Magnus, Nikkari, Simo, Stenlid, Jan, Chryssanthou, Erja, Petrini, Björn
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basingstoke Informa UK Ltd 2006
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Antifungal Agents
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota - isolation & purification
Basidiomycota - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
drug therapy
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunocompromised Host - immunology
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
immunology
Immunopathology
Infectious diseases
isolation & purification
Male
MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Medical sciences
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP
microbiology
Middle Aged
Mycoses
Mycoses - drug therapy
Mycoses - immunology
Mycoses - microbiology
physiology
therapeutic use
Infection
Disseminated
Microbiology
Immune deficiency
Fatal course
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Summary:We report a fatal case of severe immunodeficiency associated with infection caused by the white rot fungus, Merulius tremellosus. This is the first report of Merulius tremellosus infection in humans. To improve clinical management, awareness and diagnostics of uncommon fungal infections in immunodeficient patients are important.
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ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540510037966