A presumptive case of cutaneous emergomycosis in a female patient with HIV – Maseru, Lesotho

Emergomycosis is a recently described emerging opportunistic fungal infection among individuals living with HIV, in whom it is a cause of significant mortality and morbidity. This article retrospectively reports on a presumptive case of extensive cutaneous emergomycosis in a young immunocompromised...

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Published in:Southern African journal of infectious diseases 2022-10, Vol.37 (1), p.e1-e5
Main Authors: Madani, Waheeba M.H., Grayson, Wayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amphotericin B
Antiparasitic agents
Case Report
Efavirenz
emergomyces africanus
emergomycosis
Emmonsia
Fluconazole
Fungal infection
HIV
HIV (Viruses)
HIV patients
Infection
Lesotho
Mortality
Mycoses
Skin
South Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
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Summary:Emergomycosis is a recently described emerging opportunistic fungal infection among individuals living with HIV, in whom it is a cause of significant mortality and morbidity. This article retrospectively reports on a presumptive case of extensive cutaneous emergomycosis in a young immunocompromised patient from Lesotho. The histopathological features on skin biopsy were in keeping with emergomyces infection. The lesions responded to treatment with amphotericin B and oral fluconazole.Contribution This case contributes to the existing evidence that as an emergent opportunistic infection, emergomycosis is possibly widespread in Africa but the true extend of the disease is not fully defined. This is further aggravated by the diagnostic difficulty as a result of limited resources in some areas in the region.
ISSN:2312-0053
2313-1810
DOI:10.4102/sajid.v37i1.415