Invasive trichosporonosis treated with voriconazole

Authors

Vaibhav Garg, Penn State University
Elizabeth Jones, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Ben J. Friedman, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Jason B. Lee, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Sherry Yang, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-2018

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the author’s final published version in JAAD Case Reports, Volume 4, Issue 4, May 2018, Pages 362-364.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.11.003 . Copyright © Garg et al.

Abstract

Introduction

Trichosporon is a genus of yeast-like fungi. It is perhaps most widely known as the cause of white piedra, a benign superficial mycosis seen in immunocompetent individuals in tropical and subtropical regions. However, the incidence of invasive trichosporonosis has increased in immunocompromised patients, most notably those with hematologic malignancies. The following case illustrates characteristic features of trichosporonosis fungemia.

Recommended Citation

Garg, Vaibhav; Jones, Elizabeth; Friedman, Ben J.; Lee, Jason B.; and Yang, Sherry, "Invasive trichosporonosis treated with voriconazole" (2018). Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 88.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/dcbfp/88

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Language

English