Fungemia Due to Hormonema dematioides Following Intense Avian Exposure

Dematiaceous (pigmented) fungi are increasingly recognized as a cause of opportunistic infections in humans. Since Lagerberg first described Hormonema dematioides, one case of infection (a localized skin infection) due to this fungus has been reported. We describe the first case of a systemic infect...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1998-03, Vol.26 (3), p.759-760
Main Authors: Kent, David, Wong, Tom, Osgood, Rebecca, Kosinski, Katharine, Coste, Gerard, Bor, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - microbiology
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - physiopathology
AIDS/HIV
Air
Ascomycota
Biological and medical sciences
Blood
Breathing
Brief Reports
Chromoblastomycosis
Fatal Outcome
Fungemia
Fungemia - microbiology
Fungemia - physiopathology
Fungi
Hormonema dematioides
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Mycobacterium avium complex
Oxygen
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Yeasts
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Summary:Dematiaceous (pigmented) fungi are increasingly recognized as a cause of opportunistic infections in humans. Since Lagerberg first described Hormonema dematioides, one case of infection (a localized skin infection) due to this fungus has been reported. We describe the first case of a systemic infection due to this organism.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/517116