Disseminated fungal infection in an HIV-infected patient due to Aureobasidium pullulans

In South Africa, novel fungal pathogens have emerged as an important cause of disease in HIV-infected individuals. The clinical presentation is characteristically prolonged, insidious and the diagnosis elusive, often being made post mortem. We report an HIV-infected individual with a systemic mycosi...

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Published inSouthern African Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 71 - 73
Main Authors van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, Wesley G., Mathole, Garrison, Karstaedt, Alan, Govind, Nimmisha, Moodley, Magendhree, Seetharam, Sharona, Govender, Nelesh P., Menezes, Colin N.
Format Report
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 18.07.2016
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Aureobasidium pullulans
disseminated fungal infection
HIV
immune suppression
septic arthritis
systemic mycosis
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Summary:In South Africa, novel fungal pathogens have emerged as an important cause of disease in HIV-infected individuals. The clinical presentation is characteristically prolonged, insidious and the diagnosis elusive, often being made post mortem. We report an HIV-infected individual with a systemic mycosis due to Aureobasidium pullulans, a ubiquitous dematiaceous mould which has not been described in HIV-infected individuals.
ISSN:2312-0053
2313-1810
DOI:10.1080/23120053.2016.1155799