Infection of burn wound by Aspergillus fumigatus with gross appearance of fungal colonies

Infection of burn wound by Aspergillus fumigatus with gross appearance of fungal colonies

The morbidity of invasive aspergillosis in burn patients is low but the diagnosis is difficult and the mortality rate is high. A severe burned patient at the Vietnam National Institute of Burn was suspected of fungal wound infection (FWI) with fungal growth on the wound. The diagnosis of FWI caused...

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Main Authors: Anh – Tram Que, Ngoc - Minh Thai Nguyen, Ngoc – Anh Do, Nhu-Lam Nguyen, Ngoc – Dung Tran, Tran – Anh Le
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918301489
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spelling doaj-d884852c68bd4664a4d16766b41782912020-11-25T03:20:44ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392019-06-01243032Infection of burn wound by Aspergillus fumigatus with gross appearance of fungal coloniesAnh – Tram Que0Ngoc - Minh Thai Nguyen1Ngoc – Anh Do2Nhu-Lam Nguyen3Ngoc – Dung Tran4Tran – Anh Le5Department of Tropical Disease, Vinh Hospital of Friendship General, Lenin Boulevard, Vinh, Nghe An, Viet NamIntensive Care Unit, National Institute of Burn, 263 Phung Hung, Ha Dong, Ha Noi, Viet NamDepartment of Parasitology, Vietnam Military Medical University, 160 Phung Hung, Ha Dong, Ha Noi, Viet NamIntensive Care Unit, National Institute of Burn, 263 Phung Hung, Ha Dong, Ha Noi, Viet NamDepartment of Pathology, Hospital 103, Vietnam Military Medical University, 261 Phung Hung, Ha Dong, Ha Noi, Viet NamDepartment of Parasitology, Vietnam Military Medical University, 160 Phung Hung, Ha Dong, Ha Noi, Viet Nam; Corresponding author.The morbidity of invasive aspergillosis in burn patients is low but the diagnosis is difficult and the mortality rate is high. A severe burned patient at the Vietnam National Institute of Burn was suspected of fungal wound infection (FWI) with fungal growth on the wound. The diagnosis of FWI caused by Aspergillus fumigatus was made by isolation and histological examination. This may be the first reported case of FWI caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in Vietnam. Keywords: Burns, Burn wound infections, Aspergillosis, Aspergillus fumigatus, Vietnamhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918301489
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Ngoc - Minh Thai Nguyen
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Nhu-Lam Nguyen
Ngoc – Dung Tran
Tran – Anh Le
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Ngoc – Anh Do
Nhu-Lam Nguyen
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Infection of burn wound by Aspergillus fumigatus with gross appearance of fungal colonies
Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Ngoc - Minh Thai Nguyen
Ngoc – Anh Do
Nhu-Lam Nguyen
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title Infection of burn wound by Aspergillus fumigatus with gross appearance of fungal colonies
title_short Infection of burn wound by Aspergillus fumigatus with gross appearance of fungal colonies
title_full Infection of burn wound by Aspergillus fumigatus with gross appearance of fungal colonies
title_fullStr Infection of burn wound by Aspergillus fumigatus with gross appearance of fungal colonies
title_full_unstemmed Infection of burn wound by Aspergillus fumigatus with gross appearance of fungal colonies
title_sort infection of burn wound by aspergillus fumigatus with gross appearance of fungal colonies
publisher Elsevier
series Medical Mycology Case Reports
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publishDate 2019-06-01
description The morbidity of invasive aspergillosis in burn patients is low but the diagnosis is difficult and the mortality rate is high. A severe burned patient at the Vietnam National Institute of Burn was suspected of fungal wound infection (FWI) with fungal growth on the wound. The diagnosis of FWI caused by Aspergillus fumigatus was made by isolation and histological examination. This may be the first reported case of FWI caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in Vietnam. Keywords: Burns, Burn wound infections, Aspergillosis, Aspergillus fumigatus, Vietnam
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