Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in Japan: A case report, literature review, and autopsy case

Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection is often reported in patients with severe immunodeficiency, such as those who have received an organ transplant or have hematological malignancies. The present report describes the first case of disseminated V. gallopava in a patient with systemic lupus er...

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Main Authors: Kenya Murata, Yoshihiko Ogawa, Kayo Kusama, Yumiko Yasuhara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753922000045
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author Kenya Murata
Yoshihiko Ogawa
Kayo Kusama
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description Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection is often reported in patients with severe immunodeficiency, such as those who have received an organ transplant or have hematological malignancies. The present report describes the first case of disseminated V. gallopava in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who used FK506 (Tacrolimus). In this case, β-D glucan was useful for diagnosis.
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spelling doaj.art-721eb58b4cc24c34a708a442039c568d2022-12-21T23:45:15ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392022-03-01353538Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in Japan: A case report, literature review, and autopsy caseKenya Murata0Yoshihiko Ogawa1Kayo Kusama2Yumiko Yasuhara3Department of Internal Medicine, Sakai City Medical Hospital, Ebaraji 1-1-1, Sakai, Osaka, Japan; Corresponding author.Department of Infectious Disease, Sakai City Medical Hospital, Ebaraji 1-1-1, Sakai, Osaka, JapanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Sakai City Medical Hospital, Ebaraji 1-1-1, Sakai, Osaka, JapanDepartment of Pathology, Sakai City Medical Hospital, Ebaraji 1-1-1, Sakai, Osaka, JapanDisseminated Verruconis gallopava infection is often reported in patients with severe immunodeficiency, such as those who have received an organ transplant or have hematological malignancies. The present report describes the first case of disseminated V. gallopava in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who used FK506 (Tacrolimus). In this case, β-D glucan was useful for diagnosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753922000045Systemic lupus erythematosusVerruconis gallopava
spellingShingle Kenya Murata
Yoshihiko Ogawa
Kayo Kusama
Yumiko Yasuhara
Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in Japan: A case report, literature review, and autopsy case
Medical Mycology Case Reports
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Verruconis gallopava
title Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in Japan: A case report, literature review, and autopsy case
title_full Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in Japan: A case report, literature review, and autopsy case
title_fullStr Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in Japan: A case report, literature review, and autopsy case
title_full_unstemmed Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in Japan: A case report, literature review, and autopsy case
title_short Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in Japan: A case report, literature review, and autopsy case
title_sort disseminated verruconis gallopava infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in japan a case report literature review and autopsy case
topic Systemic lupus erythematosus
Verruconis gallopava
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753922000045
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