Paecilomyces Pneumonia Despite Voriconazole Prophylaxis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Paecilomyces Pneumonia Despite Voriconazole Prophylaxis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Paecilomyces species are a rare cause of fungal pulmonary infections in immunocompromised hosts. Paecilomyces variotii and Paecilomyces lilacinus are the two most common species of clinical significance. Both species differ in their susceptibility to antifungal agents. We present a rare case of a 47...

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Main Authors: Abuzar A Asif, Mony Roy, Sharjeel Ahamad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2021-06-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
paecilomyces
pneumonia
voriconazole
resistance
posaconazole
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2651
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spelling doaj-556645ff6ec64af688f5eedb2f4c45942021-07-08T07:42:22ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942021-06-0110.12890/2021_0026512267Paecilomyces Pneumonia Despite Voriconazole Prophylaxis: A Case Report and Literature ReviewAbuzar A Asif0Mony Roy1Sharjeel Ahamad2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, USASection of Infectious Diseases, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, USAPaecilomyces species are a rare cause of fungal pulmonary infections in immunocompromised hosts. Paecilomyces variotii and Paecilomyces lilacinus are the two most common species of clinical significance. Both species differ in their susceptibility to antifungal agents. We present a rare case of a 47-year-old immunocompromised woman who developed Paecilomyces pneumonia despite being on voriconazole prophylaxis. We also present a review of the literature on other reported cases.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2651paecilomycespneumoniavoriconazoleresistanceposaconazole
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author Abuzar A Asif
Mony Roy
Sharjeel Ahamad
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Sharjeel Ahamad
Paecilomyces Pneumonia Despite Voriconazole Prophylaxis: A Case Report and Literature Review
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
paecilomyces
pneumonia
voriconazole
resistance
posaconazole
author_facet Abuzar A Asif
Mony Roy
Sharjeel Ahamad
author_sort Abuzar A Asif
title Paecilomyces Pneumonia Despite Voriconazole Prophylaxis: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_short Paecilomyces Pneumonia Despite Voriconazole Prophylaxis: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full Paecilomyces Pneumonia Despite Voriconazole Prophylaxis: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_fullStr Paecilomyces Pneumonia Despite Voriconazole Prophylaxis: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Paecilomyces Pneumonia Despite Voriconazole Prophylaxis: A Case Report and Literature Review
title_sort paecilomyces pneumonia despite voriconazole prophylaxis: a case report and literature review
publisher SMC MEDIA SRL
series European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
issn 2284-2594
publishDate 2021-06-01
description Paecilomyces species are a rare cause of fungal pulmonary infections in immunocompromised hosts. Paecilomyces variotii and Paecilomyces lilacinus are the two most common species of clinical significance. Both species differ in their susceptibility to antifungal agents. We present a rare case of a 47-year-old immunocompromised woman who developed Paecilomyces pneumonia despite being on voriconazole prophylaxis. We also present a review of the literature on other reported cases.
topic paecilomyces
pneumonia
voriconazole
resistance
posaconazole
url https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/2651
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