A Rare Fungal Infiltration of Lungs in a Healthy Young Girl
Cunninghamella bertholletiae is an opportunistic fungal organism found in soil and is a rare cause of human disease. The few reported cases of C. bertholletiae have involved immune compromised hosts. We report a case of C. bertholletiae in an otherwise healthy patient presenting with persistent high...
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| description | Cunninghamella bertholletiae is an opportunistic fungal organism found in soil and is a rare cause of human disease. The few reported cases of C. bertholletiae have involved immune compromised hosts. We report a case of C. bertholletiae in an otherwise healthy patient presenting with persistent high-grade fever and pulmonary infiltration resistant to antibiotics. The organism is isolated through bronchoscopy and responded to broad spectrum antifungal. This is the first case of C. bertholletiae reported in the literature in an immune competent individual. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f02ff48bc76f4cfdb20fc133a90a7b862025-08-20T03:21:19ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542011-01-01201110.1155/2011/917089917089A Rare Fungal Infiltration of Lungs in a Healthy Young GirlRajesh Gupta0Nidhi Goel1Anupama Gupta2K. B. Gupta3Uma Chaudhary4Sushma Sood5Department of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana 124001, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana 124001, IndiaDepartment of Physiology, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, IndiaDepartment of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana 124001, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana 124001, IndiaDepartment of Physiology, Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, 124001, IndiaCunninghamella bertholletiae is an opportunistic fungal organism found in soil and is a rare cause of human disease. The few reported cases of C. bertholletiae have involved immune compromised hosts. We report a case of C. bertholletiae in an otherwise healthy patient presenting with persistent high-grade fever and pulmonary infiltration resistant to antibiotics. The organism is isolated through bronchoscopy and responded to broad spectrum antifungal. This is the first case of C. bertholletiae reported in the literature in an immune competent individual.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/917089 |
| spellingShingle | Rajesh Gupta Nidhi Goel Anupama Gupta K. B. Gupta Uma Chaudhary Sushma Sood A Rare Fungal Infiltration of Lungs in a Healthy Young Girl Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| title | A Rare Fungal Infiltration of Lungs in a Healthy Young Girl |
| title_full | A Rare Fungal Infiltration of Lungs in a Healthy Young Girl |
| title_fullStr | A Rare Fungal Infiltration of Lungs in a Healthy Young Girl |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Fungal Infiltration of Lungs in a Healthy Young Girl |
| title_short | A Rare Fungal Infiltration of Lungs in a Healthy Young Girl |
| title_sort | rare fungal infiltration of lungs in a healthy young girl |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/917089 |
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