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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr-Jun;32(2):118-21.
doi: 10.1016/j.riam.2014.01.002. Epub 2014 May 24.

Fungemia and interstitial lung compromise caused by Malassezia sympodialis in a pediatric patient

Clarisa Aguirre  1 , Cristina Euliarte  1 , Jorge Finquelievich  2 , María de los Ángeles Sosa  3 , Gustavo Giusiano  4
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Fungemia and interstitial lung compromise caused by Malassezia sympodialis in a pediatric patient

Clarisa Aguirre et al. Rev Iberoam Micol. 2015 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

A case of fungemia with interstitial lung compromise caused by Malassezia sympodialis is reported in an obese pediatric patient on long-term treatment with inhaled corticosteroids for asthma. The patient was hospitalized due to a post-surgical complication of appendicitis. The patient was treated with amphotericin B for 3 weeks, with good clinical evolution and subsequent negative cultures.

Keywords: Compromiso pulmonar intersticial; Fungemia; Interstitial lung compromise; Malassezia sympodialis; Paciente pediátrico; Pediatric patient.

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