SHAHINDOKHT BASSIRI JAHROMI

From the Department of Medical Mycology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - PEACILOMYCES INFECTION IN AN IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT

Paecilomyces sp, is a saprophytic fungus which has rarely been associated with human disease. We report the first case of invasive subcutaneous infection caused by this fungus in a 78-year-old female from Damghan, Iran, with diabetes and chronic renal failure. A biopsy provided an initial diagnosis of the mold in tissue. Multiple positive fungal cultures which were obtained from the biopsie...

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