Ochroconis gallopava bronchitis mimicking haemoptysis in a patient with bronchiectasis.
Respir Med Case Rep
; 22: 215-217, 2017.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-28884072
ABSTRACT
Ochroconis gallopava is an anamorphic mould characterized by slow growth rate and production of a maroon pigment, which has been isolated worldwide from soil, thermal springs, decaying vegetation, and chicken litter. It has been reported to cause localized, mostly pulmonary, and systemic infection in severely immunocompromised patients. We describe the case of a 76-year-old woman known for ulcerative colitis-related bronchiectasis treated with low dose oral steroids, who developed a fungal bronchitis with dark, bloody-like, sputum which was initially misinterpreted as haemoptysis. A filamentary mould grew on sputum culture, and was identified by DNA analysis as Ochroconis gallopava. We observed a significant clinical improvement after 6 weeks of itraconazole therapy.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Respir Med Case Rep
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Switzerland
Publication country:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM