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Case Reports
. 2015;14(4):268-71.

Pulmonary Paecilomyces in a Diabetic Patient

Sara Abolghasemi  1 , Payam Tabarsi  2 , Parvaneh Adimi  3 , Arda Kiani  4 , Samaneh Dolatshahi  1 , Davood Mansouri  2
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Pulmonary Paecilomyces in a Diabetic Patient

Sara Abolghasemi et al. Tanaffos. 2015.

Abstract

Paecilomyces species are among the most frequent saprophytes. Two species namely Paecilomyces lilacinus and Paecilomyces variotii are the most frequently isolated species from humans. Fungemia, endocarditis peritonitis, osteomyelitis and rarely pneumonia have been reported. We report a 74-year old diabetic woman with Paecilomyces variotii pneumonia. Paecilomyces variotii is a rare cause of pneumonia and in our knowledge, our case is the first case of pleural effusion due to this fungus.

Keywords: Diabetic patient; Paecilomyces variotii; Pleural effusion.

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Figure 1
Chest CTscan showing bilateral pleural effusion
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Figure 2
Branched conidiophores and cylindrical conidiogenous cells with tapering tips;lacto-phenol stain (A,B), Yellow –brown colonies of Paecylomyces Variotii (C)
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Figure 3
Normal chest X ray of patiet four weeks after treatment.
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