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Case Reports
. 2007 Oct;35(5):367-9.
doi: 10.1007/s15010-007-6054-7. Epub 2007 Aug 20.

Successful treatment of Ochroconis gallopavum infection in an immunocompetent host

J W Hollingsworth  1 , S Shofer, A Zaas
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Case Reports

Successful treatment of Ochroconis gallopavum infection in an immunocompetent host

J W Hollingsworth et al. Infection. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

Ochroconis gallopavum, a dematiaceous fungus, is a rare cause disease in immunocompromised patients and epidemic encephalitis in poultry. We report the first case of active O. gallopavum pulmonary infection in an immunocompetent host with rapid and complete response to oral antifungal therapy.

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