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Disseminated petriellidiosis (allescheriasis) in a patient with refractory acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Journal of clinical pathology ·Vol. 37 ·No. 1 ·1984-01-00 ·Pages 78-82

Shih LY, Lee N

Abstract

A case of disseminated petriellidiosis is presented. This complication occurred in a patient with refractory acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, who was receiving repeated courses of cytotoxic drugs, antibiotics and prolonged corticosteroid therapy. The diagnosis of infection by Petriellidium boydii was established by pathological and microbiological studies of a specimen obtained at open lung biopsy. The portal of entry was probably through the lung spreading later via the blood stream to the brain, thyroid and kidneys. The present case once again emphasises the importance of specific microbiological identification in definitive diagnosis. To our knowledge, only three cases of disseminated petriellidiosis have been reported and this case appears to be the first case with renal involvement.

MeSH Terms
Adult Brain/microbiology Humans Leukemia, Lymphoid/complications Lung/microbiology Male Mycoses/complications Pseudallescheria/isolation & purification Thyroid Gland/microbiology
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Shih L Y
Lee N
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of clinical pathology
Abbr.
J Clin Pathol
ISSN
0021-9746
DOI
10.1136/jcp.37.1.78
Published
1984-01-00
Pages
78-82
Language
English
Region
England
NLM ID
0376601
PMCID
PMC498623
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/jcp.37.1.78 PMC Full Text View journal details
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