Malassezia pachydermatis fungemia in an adult with multibacillary leprosy
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Malassezia pachydermatis is a relatively rare agent of bloodstream infections. We describe an unusual case of Malassezia fungemia in an adult patient hospitalized for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia who was also found to have multibacillary leprosy. Treatment of the patient required extensive medical management but resulted in a good outcome.
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Granulomatous skin infection caused by Malassezia pachydermatis in a dog owner.
BACKGROUND Malassezia pachydermatis is part of the normal cutaneous microflora of dogs and many other mammals. M pachydermatis has not yet been reported as an agent that causes skin infection in humans, although it has been found to cause fungemia and other nosocomial infections in preterm newborns and immunocompromised adults. OBSERVATIONS Malassezia pachydermatis was isolated from the facia...
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