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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 38, 2006 - Issue 6-7
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CASE REPORT

Lung mass caused by Phoma exigua

Evangelos Balis From the Third Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, ‘Sotiria’ General and Chest Hospital, AthensCorrespondence?-mail: [email protected]
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Aristea Velegraki Mycology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece
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Archodula Fragou From the Third Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, ‘Sotiria’ General and Chest Hospital, Athens
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Angelos Pefanis From the Third Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, ‘Sotiria’ General and Chest Hospital, Athens
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Theodore Kalabokas Mycology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece
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Theodore Mountokalakis From the Third Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Athens, ‘Sotiria’ General and Chest Hospital, Athens
Pages 552-555 | Received 15 Sep 2005, Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

We describe a well documented case of a fatal Phoma exigua lung infection in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia and diabetes. The infection was histology and culture proven and a PCR assay was developed for detecting P. exigua DNA in deparaffinized lung-biopsy material. Confirmation of rare fungal pathogen infections requires a multidisciplinary approach involving clinical observations, mycology, histopathology and radiology.

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