Rigidoporus corticola Colonization and Invasive Fungal Disease in Immunocompromised Patients, United States

Alvaro C. Laga, Jessica W. Crothers, Connie F. Cañete-Gibas, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Isaac H. Solomon

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Abstract

We report 2 cases of Rigidoporus corticola ( Oxyporus corticola) infection in humans in the United States. Clinical manifestations consisted of angioinvasive fungal sinusitis in 1 patient and pulmonary intracavitary fungus ball in the other patient. These cases illustrate previously undescribed clinicopathologic manifestations of infection by this filamentous basidiomycete in humans.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)856-859
Number of pages4
JournalEmerging Infectious Diseases
Volume28
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology

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