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First reported Australian case of Cladophilophora arxii: features consistent with possible primary pulmonary chromoblastomycosis.

ABSTRACT: We describe the first case of possible pulmonary chromoblastomycosis in the absence of any identified cutaneous lesions in a relatively immunosuppressed man. The causative organism was Cladophialophora arxii, which is a rare pathogen that has only been described as causing human disease two times previously.

SUBMITTER: Brischetto A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4385774 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

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First reported Australian case of Cladophilophora arxii: features consistent with possible primary pulmonary chromoblastomycosis.

Brischetto Anna A Kidd Sarah S Baird Rob R

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20150126 4

We describe the first case of possible pulmonary chromoblastomycosis in the absence of any identified cutaneous lesions in a relatively immunosuppressed man. The causative organism was Cladophialophora arxii, which is a rare pathogen that has only been described as causing human disease two times previously. ...[more]

PMID: 25624408

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