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Pulmonary Microascus cirrosus infection in an immunocompetent patient with bronchiectasis: A case report

Microascus species are widely distributed and rarely cause invasive infection in humans. Here we report a case of lung Microascus cirrosus infection in an immunocompetent patient with bronchiectasis. While on systemic voriconazole and aerosolized amphotericin B for three months, the patient's o...

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Autores principales: Liu, Qian, Kong, Luxia, Hua, Lijuan, Xu, Shuyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8346684/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34386343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101484
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Sumario:Microascus species are widely distributed and rarely cause invasive infection in humans. Here we report a case of lung Microascus cirrosus infection in an immunocompetent patient with bronchiectasis. While on systemic voriconazole and aerosolized amphotericin B for three months, the patient's overall condition improved. This case report highlights the possibility of rare pathogen infection occurred in a bronchiectasis patient, as well as the importance of accurate diagnosis and individualized therapy of pulmonary Microascus infection.