A rare pulmonary infection caused by Arthrographis kalrae

J Med Microbiol. 2012 Apr;61(Pt 4):593-595. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.037531-0. Epub 2011 Dec 8.

Abstract

Arthrographis kalrae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. Only ten cases of infection with this species have been described so far. To our knowledge, we report the first case of a pulmonary infection caused by A. kalrae in a patient with a past history of stage IIA Hodgkin's lymphoma and demonstrate that this organism can act as an opportunistic human pathogen.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Itraconazole / therapeutic use
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
  • Opportunistic Infections / therapy
  • Thoracotomy

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Itraconazole