Open AccessDISSEMINATED TRICHOSPORON BEIGELII INFECTION IN A PATIENT WITH MALIGNANT HISTIOCYTOSIS
Author(s) -
Manabe Toshiaki,
Moriya Takuya,
Shirabe Teruo,
Takemoto Yoshinobu
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1986.tb02845.x
Subject(s) - trichosporon , malignant histiocytosis , pathology , dermatology , medicine , dimorphic fungus , immunology , biology , histiocyte , yeast , genetics
A case of disseminated Trichosporon beigelii infection is reported. Trichosporon inhabits the soil, but may also be present in the human skin and mouth as a normal flora. Occasionally it causes superficial mycotic infection, but it is rarely invasive. A review of literature disclosed 21 reported cases of invasive Trichosporon beigelii infection, to date. Of these, two cases were from Japan. The scarcity of reports on this invasive infection may be due to a lack of awareness of the organism. Histologically, it should be carefully differentiated from Candida.