A Case of Fatal Invasive Trichosporonosis in the Setting of Immunosuppression and Post-COVID-19 Pneumonia

Trichosporon asahii is an opportunistic fungus that forms septate hyphae and pseudohyphae, resembling Candida albicans, and causes fungemia in susceptible individuals. Risk factors for T. asahii infection include immunosuppression, IV catheters, and malignancy. In the present case, a 67-year-old mal...

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Autores principales: Lopacinski, Aaron, Kim, Christine, Khreis, Mahmoud
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10027109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36949999
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35079

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10027109/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36949999
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.35079

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