Mixed Infection Caused by Two Species ofFusarium in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient

We report on a case of mixed infection caused by two species ofFusarium in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with lymphoma who was neutropenic due to chemotherapy. The patient showed the typical signs of a disseminated fusarial infection, withFusarium solani isolated from skin lesions and F. verticillioides isolated from blood. The report discusses how difficult it is to make an accurate diagnosis when an immunosuppressed patient is infected with more than one fungal species, especially when the species are morphologically very similar.

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Fatal DisseminatedFusariumInfection in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Positive Patient

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1155/2013/379320 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ashwini K. Esnakula ◽

Irorere Summers ◽

Tammey J. Naab

Keyword(s):

Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

Fusarium Solani ◽

Fungal Infections ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

Antifungal Drugs ◽

Positive Patient ◽

Hiv Positive ◽

Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

High Level ◽

Mycotic Infections

Systemic mycotic infections have been increasing in incidence in immunocompromised patients. Although yeasts are most often isolated, opportunistic fungal infections may also be caused by filamentous fungi, includingAspergillusandFusarium. LikeAspergillus,Fusariumis angioinvasive with an ability to disseminate widely. Disseminated fusariosis is most commonly linked to prolonged neutropenia. Disseminated infections due toFusariumare rare in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive patients but have been reported in HIV positive patients with neutropenia and lymphoma. We describe an HIV positive patient without neutropenia, skin lesions, or concomitant malignancy, who developed fatal disseminated infection with possible endocarditis due toFusarium solani. Early identification ofFusariumis important because of its high level of resistance to several antifungal drugs, with response often requiring combination therapy.

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Multiple dermatofibroma-like lesions in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient coinfected with visceral leishmaniasis

British Journal of Dermatology ◽

10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.510413.x ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 148 (1) ◽

pp. 185-187 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

S.F. Forsyth ◽

S.D. Lawn ◽

R.F. Miller ◽

J.J.R. Fernando ◽

D.N.J. Lockwood ◽

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Keyword(s):

Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

Visceral Leishmaniasis ◽

Positive Patient ◽

Immunodeficiency Virus

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Pneumocystis carinii infection in bilateral aural polyps in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1258/0022215021910555 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 116 (4) ◽

pp. 288-290 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

C. V. Praveen ◽

R. M. Terry ◽

M. Elmahallawy ◽

C. Horsfield

Keyword(s):

Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

Opportunistic Infection ◽

Pneumocystis Carinii ◽

Lymphatic Vessels ◽

Blood Stream ◽

Positive Patient ◽

Hiv Positive ◽

Immunodeficiency Virus ◽

History Of ◽

Pneumocystis Carinii Infection

Pneumocystis carinii is an opportunistic infection found in patients with impaired immunity. Under favourable conditions the parasite can spread via the blood stream or lymphatic vessels and cause extrapulmonary dissemination. We report a case of P carinii infection presenting as bilateral aural polyps, otitis media and mastoiditis in human immunodeficiency (HIV)-positive patient with no history of prior or concomitant P carinii infection.

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