Fungemia and interstitial lung compromise caused by Malassezia sympodialis in a pediatric patient

Clarisa Aguirre; Cristina Euliarte; Jorge Finquelievich; María de los Ángeles Sosa; Gustavo Giusiano

doi:10.1016/j.riam.2014.01.002

Fungemia and interstitial lung compromise caused by Malassezia sympodialis in a pediatric patient

Rev Iberoam Micol. 2015 Apr-Jun;32(2):118-21. doi: 10.1016/j.riam.2014.01.002. Epub 2014 May 24.

Authors

Clarisa Aguirre¹, Cristina Euliarte¹, Jorge Finquelievich², María de los Ángeles Sosa³, Gustavo Giusiano⁴

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Avelino Castelán, Resistencia, Argentina.
² Centro de Micología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aries, Argentina.
³ Instituto de Medicina Regional, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Resistencia, Argentina.
⁴ Instituto de Medicina Regional, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Resistencia, Argentina. Electronic address: gustavogiusiano@yahoo.com.ar.

PMID: 24863142
DOI: 10.1016/j.riam.2014.01.002

Abstract

A case of fungemia with interstitial lung compromise caused by Malassezia sympodialis is reported in an obese pediatric patient on long-term treatment with inhaled corticosteroids for asthma. The patient was hospitalized due to a post-surgical complication of appendicitis. The patient was treated with amphotericin B for 3 weeks, with good clinical evolution and subsequent negative cultures.

Keywords: Compromiso pulmonar intersticial; Fungemia; Interstitial lung compromise; Malassezia sympodialis; Paciente pediátrico; Pediatric patient.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Appendectomy
Asthma / complications
Child
DNA, Fungal / genetics
Delayed Diagnosis
Diaphragmatic Eventration / complications
Diaphragmatic Eventration / surgery
Fungemia / diagnosis
Fungemia / drug therapy
Fungemia / microbiology*
Humans
Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Fungal / drug therapy
Lung Diseases, Fungal / microbiology*
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / drug therapy
Lung Diseases, Interstitial / microbiology*
Malassezia / classification
Malassezia / genetics
Malassezia / isolation & purification*
Male
Mycological Typing Techniques
Obesity / complications
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
Postoperative Complications / drug therapy
Postoperative Complications / microbiology*
Tinea Versicolor / complications
Tinea Versicolor / diagnosis
Tinea Versicolor / drug therapy
Tinea Versicolor / microbiology

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antifungal Agents
DNA, Fungal
Amphotericin B