Kneiffiella palmae: A non-Aspergillus fungal infection isolated from a pulmonary nodule in a child with chronic granulomatous disease

Bianca E. Ituarte; Connie Cañete-Gibas; Nathan P. Wiederhold; Liset Olarte

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.001

Kneiffiella palmae: A non-Aspergillus fungal infection isolated from a pulmonary nodule in a child with chronic granulomatous disease

Bianca E. Ituarte, Connie Cañete-Gibas, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Liset Olarte

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We report the first known human case of Kneiffiella palmae in the medical literature. K. palmae was isolated from a pulmonary nodule in a 7-year-old male with chronic granulomatous disease. The mold was identified as K. palmae at a national reference laboratory, where 17 other human respiratory samples tested positive for K. palmae from 2013 to 2021. Optimal antimicrobial treatment is unknown, but azoles and amphotericin B demonstrated in vitro activity against each tested isolate.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	36-40
Number of pages	5
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	41
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.08.001
State	Published - Sep 2023

Keywords

Basidiomycota
Chronic granulomatous disease
Hyphodontia palmae
Immunocompromised host
Kneiffiella palmae

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Infectious Diseases
Microbiology

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