Open AccessDisseminated Infection with Nattrassia mangiferae in an Immunosuppressed Patient
Author(s) -
Birgit Willinger,
Gerhard Kopetzky,
Ferdinand Harm,
Petra Apfalter,
Athanasios Makristathis,
Andrea Berer,
Alexander A. Bankier,
Stefan Winkler
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.42.1.478-480.2004
Subject(s) - spondylodiscitis , medicine , pathology , dermatology , surgery
Disseminated infection with the coelomycetous fungus Nattrassia mangiferae is a very rare disease affecting only the immunocompromised host. We report the first case of a disseminated infection with spondylodiscitis and granular skin lesions due to N. mangiferae in a renal transplant patient.