A case of Exophiala oligosperma successfully treated with voriconazole

Bassam H. Rimawi; Ramzy H. Rimawi; Meena Mirdamadi; Lisa L. Steed; Richard Marchell; Deanna A. Sutton; Elizabeth H. Thompson; Nathan P. Wiederhold; Jonathan R. Lindner; M. Sean Boger

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.08.003

A case of Exophiala oligosperma successfully treated with voriconazole

Bassam H. Rimawi, Ramzy H. Rimawi, Meena Mirdamadi, Lisa L. Steed, Richard Marchell, Deanna A. Sutton, Elizabeth H. Thompson, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Jonathan R. Lindner, M. Sean Boger

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Exophiala oligosperma is an uncommon pathogen associated with human infections, predominantly in immunocompromised hosts. Case reports of clinical infections related to E. oligosperma have been limited to 6 prior publications, all of which have shown limited susceptibility to conventional antifungal therapies, including amphotericin B, itraconazole, and fluconazole. We describe the first case of an E. oligosperma induced soft-tissue infection successfully treated with a 3-month course of voriconazole without persisting lesions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	144-147
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.08.003
State	Published - 2013

Keywords

Exophiala oligosperma
Fungus
Mycetoma
Phaeohyphomycosis
Voriconazole

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Microbiology
Infectious Diseases

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