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SUBMITTER: Subramanian A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8715133 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Subramanian Anandhalakshmi A Sheela Devi Abraham Georgi G Honnavar Prasanna P
Medical mycology case reports 20211214
Trichosporon colonizes the skin, vagina, gastrointestinal and respiratory tract of humans. Superficial infections are common, while disseminated trichosporonosis is rare, specifically seen among immunocompromised patients and often associated with high mortality. We report a rare case Trichosporon asahii infection in a 78-year-old diabetic, with associated acute interstitial glomerulonephritis. Molecular identification of the isolate was confirmed by sequencing IGS1 region of rDNA. Our study add ...[more]