Pseudallescheria Boydii pneumonia in an immunocompetent host
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Pseudallescheria Boydii pneumonia in an immunocompetent host
BACKGROUND Pseudallescheria boydii pneumonia is rarely reported among immunocompetent patients. CASE REPORT We report a case of a 62 year old white female with pseudallescheria boydii pneumonia. The patient was non-immunocompromised, had a history of mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection prior to presentation. After successful response to initial antitubercular therapy, the patient deve...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.883276