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First reported Rhodotorula mucilaginosa brain abscess: Found as coinfection in woman with common variable immune deficiency

Rhodotorula is a rare pathogen seen in the immunocompromised host; while cases of Rhodotorula meningitis have been reported, there are no published cases of Rhodotorula brain abscess. We describe the diagnosis and management of a woman with common variable immune deficiency presenting with concomita...

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Autores principales: Bhatt, Arjun, Dunlap, Melinda S., Pham, Han, Hatanpaa, Kimmo J., Boyer, Philip, Gander, Rita M., Symmes, Anna G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10582238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37860048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7896
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author Bhatt, Arjun
Dunlap, Melinda S.
Pham, Han
Hatanpaa, Kimmo J.
Boyer, Philip
Gander, Rita M.
Symmes, Anna G.
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description Rhodotorula is a rare pathogen seen in the immunocompromised host; while cases of Rhodotorula meningitis have been reported, there are no published cases of Rhodotorula brain abscess. We describe the diagnosis and management of a woman with common variable immune deficiency presenting with concomitant Rhodotorula and Nocardia brain abscesses.
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spelling pubmed-105822382023-10-19 First reported Rhodotorula mucilaginosa brain abscess: Found as coinfection in woman with common variable immune deficiency Bhatt, Arjun Dunlap, Melinda S. Pham, Han Hatanpaa, Kimmo J. Boyer, Philip Gander, Rita M. Symmes, Anna G. Clin Case Rep Case Report Rhodotorula is a rare pathogen seen in the immunocompromised host; while cases of Rhodotorula meningitis have been reported, there are no published cases of Rhodotorula brain abscess. We describe the diagnosis and management of a woman with common variable immune deficiency presenting with concomitant Rhodotorula and Nocardia brain abscesses. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC10582238/ /pubmed/37860048 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7896 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Clinical Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Bhatt, Arjun
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Hatanpaa, Kimmo J.
Boyer, Philip
Gander, Rita M.
Symmes, Anna G.
First reported Rhodotorula mucilaginosa brain abscess: Found as coinfection in woman with common variable immune deficiency
title First reported Rhodotorula mucilaginosa brain abscess: Found as coinfection in woman with common variable immune deficiency
title_full First reported Rhodotorula mucilaginosa brain abscess: Found as coinfection in woman with common variable immune deficiency
title_fullStr First reported Rhodotorula mucilaginosa brain abscess: Found as coinfection in woman with common variable immune deficiency
title_full_unstemmed First reported Rhodotorula mucilaginosa brain abscess: Found as coinfection in woman with common variable immune deficiency
title_short First reported Rhodotorula mucilaginosa brain abscess: Found as coinfection in woman with common variable immune deficiency
title_sort first reported rhodotorula mucilaginosa brain abscess: found as coinfection in woman with common variable immune deficiency
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10582238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37860048
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7896
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