Invasive fungal infection due to Triadelphia pulvinata in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia

J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Oct;51(10):3426-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00457-13. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

Abstract

Triadelphia pulvinata is a rare dematiaceous fungus found in soil. We report the first case of invasive disease in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia who had a bloodstream infection with possibly both lung and brain involvement. Identification was by combined phenotypic features and fungal ribosomal DNA sequence analysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ascomycota / classification
  • Ascomycota / genetics
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
  • Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / complications
  • Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / diagnosis
  • Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / microbiology
  • Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / pathology
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
  • Female
  • Fungemia / complications
  • Fungemia / diagnosis*
  • Fungemia / microbiology
  • Fungemia / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / complications*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / complications
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / pathology
  • Microscopy
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KC489510
  • GENBANK/KC489511