Invasive Malassezia pachydermatis Infection in an 8-Year-Old Child on Lipid Parenteral Nutrition
Invasive disease due to Malassezia pachydermatis infection is uncommon but increasingly recognized in children, especially neonates on parenteral nutrition or immunocompromised children. We describe a case of Malassezia pachydermatis fungemia in a demographically distinct patient and discuss the wor...
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| description | Invasive disease due to Malassezia pachydermatis infection is uncommon but increasingly recognized in children, especially neonates on parenteral nutrition or immunocompromised children. We describe a case of Malassezia pachydermatis fungemia in a demographically distinct patient and discuss the workup and current strategies for managing this infection in the setting of a central venous catheter. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-70ad03710f414653887d39d4a95d414b2025-02-03T01:00:13ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66332022-01-01202210.1155/2022/8636582Invasive Malassezia pachydermatis Infection in an 8-Year-Old Child on Lipid Parenteral NutritionZheyi Teoh0Joel Mortensen1Joshua K. Schaffzin2Division of Pediatric Infectious DiseasesDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineDivision of Pediatric Infectious DiseasesInvasive disease due to Malassezia pachydermatis infection is uncommon but increasingly recognized in children, especially neonates on parenteral nutrition or immunocompromised children. We describe a case of Malassezia pachydermatis fungemia in a demographically distinct patient and discuss the workup and current strategies for managing this infection in the setting of a central venous catheter.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/8636582 |
| spellingShingle | Zheyi Teoh Joel Mortensen Joshua K. Schaffzin Invasive Malassezia pachydermatis Infection in an 8-Year-Old Child on Lipid Parenteral Nutrition Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Invasive Malassezia pachydermatis Infection in an 8-Year-Old Child on Lipid Parenteral Nutrition |
| title_full | Invasive Malassezia pachydermatis Infection in an 8-Year-Old Child on Lipid Parenteral Nutrition |
| title_fullStr | Invasive Malassezia pachydermatis Infection in an 8-Year-Old Child on Lipid Parenteral Nutrition |
| title_full_unstemmed | Invasive Malassezia pachydermatis Infection in an 8-Year-Old Child on Lipid Parenteral Nutrition |
| title_short | Invasive Malassezia pachydermatis Infection in an 8-Year-Old Child on Lipid Parenteral Nutrition |
| title_sort | invasive malassezia pachydermatis infection in an 8 year old child on lipid parenteral nutrition |
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