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. 2005 Aug;43(8):4288-92.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4288-4292.2005.

Peritonitis due to Curvularia inaequalis in an elderly patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis and a review of six cases of peritonitis associated with other Curvularia spp

Jason D Pimentel  1 , Kumar Mahadevan, Alan Woodgyer, Lynne Sigler, Connie Gibas, Owen C Harris, Michael Lupino, Eugene Athan
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Peritonitis due to Curvularia inaequalis in an elderly patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis and a review of six cases of peritonitis associated with other Curvularia spp

Jason D Pimentel et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Aug.

Abstract

Fungal peritonitis due to Curvularia species in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis is a very rare problem. We report a case of peritonitis caused by Curvularia inaequalis. This is the first report in the English literature of this species causing human infection. We also review the six previously reported cases of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis caused by other Curvularia species.

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FIG. 1.
C. inaequalis UAMH 10438 showing septate conidia borne on a geniculate conidiophore.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
C. inaequalis UAMH 10438 showing five-celled conidia that are straight to slightly curved.
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