Acremonium kiliense infection in a child with chronic granulomatous disease

Infection by unusual microorganisms can be one of the clinical manifestations of primary immunodeficiency (PID). We report on a four-month-old child with pneumonia caused by the fungus Acremonium kiliense as the first clinical manifestation of chronic granulomatous disease. We emphasize the importan...

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Main Authors: Antonio Carlos Pastorino, Ulissis Pádua de Menezes, Heloisa Helena de Souza Marques, Marcelo G. Vallada, Vera Lúcia Cappellozi, Eugénia Maria Grilo Carnide, Cristina Miuki Abe Jacob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000600014&lng=en&tlng=en