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Case Reports
. 2013 Jun;15(3):E115-8.
doi: 10.1111/tid.12084. Epub 2013 Apr 21.

Disseminated Ochroconis gallopava infection in a heart transplant patient

I Cardeau-Desangles  1 , A Fabre, O Cointault, J Guitard, L Esposito, X Iriart, A Berry, A Valentin, S Cassaing, N Kamar
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Disseminated Ochroconis gallopava infection in a heart transplant patient

I Cardeau-Desangles et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Ochroconis gallopava is an emerging cause of mycosis in solid organ transplant recipients. Herein, we report a rare case of disseminated O. gallopava infection that involved lung, subcutaneous area, brain and peritoneum in a heart transplant recipient. Despite voriconazole therapy, the patient died 2 months after diagnosis.

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