Trichosporon beigelii fungemia and metastatic pneumonia in a trauma patient

O Miró; E Sacanella; P Nadal; M M Lluch; J M Nicolás; J Millá; A Urbano-Márquez

doi:10.1007/BF01971314

Trichosporon beigelii fungemia and metastatic pneumonia in a trauma patient

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1994 Jul;13(7):604-6. doi: 10.1007/BF01971314.

Authors

O Miró¹, E Sacanella, P Nadal, M M Lluch, J M Nicolás, J Millá, A Urbano-Márquez

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 7805691
DOI: 10.1007/BF01971314

Abstract

Trichosporon beigelii is a fungus which usually produces cutaneous involvement in immunocompetent hosts, being rarely reported to cause systemic infection. A case of fungemia and metastatic pneumonia caused by Trichosporon beigelii in a trauma patient is reported.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Fungemia / etiology*
Humans
Male
Mycoses / etiology*
Pneumonia / etiology*
Trichosporon / isolation & purification*
Wounds and Injuries / complications*