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Mycopathologia ; 184(5): 671-676, 2019 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31502092

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Medicopsis species are rare fungal pathogens that frequently resist common antifungal therapies and are difficult to identify morphologically as conidia are produced in pycnidia, a key feature of coelomycetes. Immunocompromised patients are at risk of these infections, even after remote exposure, and typically present with phaeohyphomycoses without dissemination. We present the case of a renal transplant recipient 6.5 years post-transplant who developed a slowly progressive soft tissue infection mimicking a synovial cyst. A cultured isolate was identified as Medicopsis romeroi by sequencing of multiple ribosomal loci. The patient responded well to debridement and posaconazole therapy. Solid-organ transplant patients are at risk of opportunistic fungal infection long after transplant, and molecular methods are often required for definitive identification.


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Ascomicetos/isolamento & purificação , Portador Sadio/diagnóstico , Portador Sadio/microbiologia , Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido , Feoifomicose/diagnóstico , Feoifomicose/microbiologia , Transplantados , Idoso , Ascomicetos/classificação , Ascomicetos/genética , DNA Ribossômico/química , DNA Ribossômico/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Transplante de Rim , Análise de Sequência de DNA , Infecções dos Tecidos Moles/diagnóstico , Infecções dos Tecidos Moles/microbiologia
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