Lymphadenitis caused by Purpureocillium lilacinum in a patient with CARD9 deficiency

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We hereby make the first report of a case of mycosis caused by Purpureocillium lilacinum in CARD9 deficiency. A 40-year-old woman complained of lymph node swellings in the left cervical area. She also had chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC), and was found to have CARD9 deficiency. Lymphadenitis by P. lilacinum was confirmed. The diagnosis was difficult, as culturing the biopsy specimen at a cautiously selected temperature (25 °C) and genetic analysis were both required. Oral administration of voriconazole improved her lymphadenopathy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Medical mycology case reports - 42(2023) vom: 26. Dez., Seite 100609

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Majima, Hidetaka [VerfasserIn]
Inoue, Yuzaburo [VerfasserIn]
Otsuka, Yuichiro [VerfasserIn]
Yaguchi, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Watanabe, Akira [VerfasserIn]
Kamei, Katsuhiko [VerfasserIn]

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CARD9 deficiency
Case Reports
Lymphadenitis
Purpureocillium lilacinum

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Date Revised 03.10.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.100609

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NLM362634513