Mycetoma Caused by Acremonium Species in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Patients with chronic granulomatous disease are predisposed to fungal infections and are therefore routinely prescribed antifungal prophylaxis. We report a case where acremonium was responsible for causing a cutaneous infection (mycetoma) despite antifungal prophylaxis. Treatment with voriconazole w...
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| description | Patients with chronic granulomatous disease are predisposed to fungal infections and are therefore routinely prescribed antifungal prophylaxis. We report a case where acremonium was responsible for causing a cutaneous infection (mycetoma) despite antifungal prophylaxis. Treatment with voriconazole was initiated and the infection gradually resolved. This case highlights the need for careful clinical follow-up and thorough investigation of patients who have a neutrophil immunodeficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-416e796450e94f3088601a2b8cdef3492025-02-03T01:31:40ZengWileyCase Reports in Immunology2090-66092090-66172016-01-01201610.1155/2016/32094933209493Mycetoma Caused by Acremonium Species in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous DiseaseRichard Antrobus0Gabriel Wong1Julie Jones2Aarnoud Huissoon3Department of Immunology, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS, UKDepartment of Immunology, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS, UKDepartment of Immunology, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS, UKDepartment of Immunology, Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS, UKPatients with chronic granulomatous disease are predisposed to fungal infections and are therefore routinely prescribed antifungal prophylaxis. We report a case where acremonium was responsible for causing a cutaneous infection (mycetoma) despite antifungal prophylaxis. Treatment with voriconazole was initiated and the infection gradually resolved. This case highlights the need for careful clinical follow-up and thorough investigation of patients who have a neutrophil immunodeficiency.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3209493 |
| spellingShingle | Richard Antrobus Gabriel Wong Julie Jones Aarnoud Huissoon Mycetoma Caused by Acremonium Species in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease Case Reports in Immunology |
| title | Mycetoma Caused by Acremonium Species in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease |
| title_full | Mycetoma Caused by Acremonium Species in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease |
| title_fullStr | Mycetoma Caused by Acremonium Species in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycetoma Caused by Acremonium Species in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease |
| title_short | Mycetoma Caused by Acremonium Species in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease |
| title_sort | mycetoma caused by acremonium species in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3209493 |
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