Emergomyces pasteurianus in Man Returning to the United States from Liberia and Review of the Literature

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 635 - 639
• Main Authors: Pierce, Jacob, Sayeed, Sadia, Doern, Christopher D, Bryson, Alexandra L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.03.2023; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Aged; Antifungal agents; Antigens; Antiviral agents; Biopsy; Care and treatment; Case studies; Diagnosis; dimorphic fungus; Disease prevention; Dispatch; Drug therapy; Emergomyces; Emergomyces pasteurianus; Fever; Fluconazole; fungal infections; fungi; Humans; in Man Returning to the United States from Liberia and Review of the Literature; Infectious diseases; Liberia; Malaria; Mold; Mycoses; Mycoses - microbiology; Nosocomial infections; Onygenales; Pathogens; Patients; Posaconazole; respiratory infections; Skin; Travelers; United States; Voriconazole; Weight loss; Liberia; United States; United States > US; Virginia; Liberia; Emergomyces pasteurianus; United States; fungi; Emmonsia pasteuriana; Emergomyces; dimorphic fungus; respiratory infections; fungal infections
• ISSN: 1080-6040; 1080-6059
• DOI: 10.3201/eid2903.221683

A 65-year-old man with HIV sought treatment for fever, weight loss, and productive cough after returning to the United States from Liberia. Fungal cultures grew Emergomyces pasteurianus, and the patient's health improved after beginning voriconazole. We describe the clinical case and review the literature, treatment, and susceptibilities for E. pasteurianus.