Pleuritis caused by Acremonium strictum in a patient with colon adenocarcinoma

KOÇ A. N., Sariguzel F., Artis T.

MYCOSES, cilt.51, sa.6, ss.554-556, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01517.x
  • Dergi Adı: MYCOSES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.554-556
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Although Acremonium strictum is environmentally widespread as opportunistic mold, it may cause infection in patients who have immunodeficiency problems. In this study, Staphylococcus aureus and A. strictum were isolated from the pleural fluid of a patient with colon adenocarcinoma. The patient did not receive antifungal therapy because the patient died after the isolation of mold. The minimal inhibitory concentrations of amphotericin B, fluconazole, ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole for the A. strictum strain isolated from pleural fluid were 0.125, 256, 2 and 1.5, 0.25 mu g ml(-1) respectively. In conclusion, bacteria and fungus, especially opportunistic mold, should be taken into consideration in developing pleuritis in the patients with immune-deficiency.