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A case of Verruconis gallopava infection in a heart transplant recipient successfully treated with posaconazole
Author(s) -
Moran Conor,
Delafield Nathan L.,
Kenny Grace,
Asbury Kara L.,
Larsen Brandon T.,
Lambert Karen L.,
Patron Roberto L.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/tid.13044
Subject(s) - posaconazole , medicine , disease , heart transplantation , pulmonary infection , intensive care medicine , immunology , dermatology , pathology , transplantation , antifungal , voriconazole
Verruconis gallopava is an environmental dematiaceous fungus that is recognized increasingly as a cause of human disease, especially for immunocompromised persons. Infection can range from superficial and localized lesions to pulmonary involvement and disseminated disease, including central nervous system abscesses. Optimal therapy is undefined. We report a patient post cardiac transplant who had pulmonary infection with V gallopava and was treated successfully with posaconazole.