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Recurrent cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis secondary to Purpureocillium lilacinum in an immunocompetent individual
Author(s) -
McGeachie Danielle L,
Boyce Aaron E,
Miller Robert M
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.13657
Subject(s) - voriconazole , paecilomyces , medicine , opportunistic pathogen , antifungal , dermatology , biology , botany , biochemistry , virulence , gene
Purpureocillium lilacinum, previously classified as Paecilomyces lilacinus, is a ubiquitous hyaline hyphomycete considered to be an emerging opportunistic human pathogen that is resistant to traditional antifungal agents. This case report describes what is to our knowledge the only published case of P. lilacinum recrudescence in an immunocompetent host despite initial best‐practice treatment with 10 weeks of voriconazole and surgical excision.