Disseminated  Emmonsia pasteuriana  infection in India: a case report and a review | Zendy

Malik Rupali | Zendy; Capoor Malini R. | Zendy; Vanidassane Ilavarasi | Zendy; Gogna Arun | Zendy; Singh Avninder | Zendy; Sen Biswajit | Zendy; Rudramurthy Shivaprakash M. | Zendy; Honnavar Prasanna | Zendy; Gupta Sunita | Zendy; Chakrabarti Arunaloke | Zendy

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Disseminated Emmonsia pasteuriana infection in India: a case report and a review

Author(s) -

Malik Rupali,

Capoor Malini R.,

Vanidassane Ilavarasi,

Gogna Arun,

Singh Avninder,

Sen Biswajit,

Rudramurthy Shivaprakash M.,

Honnavar Prasanna,

Gupta Sunita,

Chakrabarti Arunaloke

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

mycoses

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13

H-Index - 69

eISSN - 1439-0507

pISSN - 0933-7407

DOI - 10.1111/myc.12437

Subject(s) - itraconazole , skin biopsy , amphotericin b , medicine , biopsy , dermatology , pathology , antifungal

Summary We report here the first case of disseminated Emmonsia pasteuriana infection in a patient with AIDS in India. The patient presented with weight loss, dyspnoea, left‐sided chest pain and multiple non‐tender skin lesions over face and body for 3 months. Disseminated emmonsiosis was diagnosed on microscopic examination and fungal culture of skin biopsy and needle aspirate of lung consolidation. It was confirmed by sequencing internal transcribed spacer region of rDNA , beta tubulin, actin, and intein PRP 8 . The patient responded to amphotericin B and itraconazole therapy.

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