1. Peritonitis by Exophiala dermatitidis in a pediatric patient
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Rosângela L. Pinheiro, Regielly C.R. Cognialli, Rodolfo C. Barros, Tyane de A. Pinto, Mariana F.M. Cunha, Tony T. Tahan, Morgana F. Voidaleski, Renata R. Gomes, Guilherme N. Becker, Lucas V. Andrade, Flavio Queiroz-Telles, G. Sybren de Hoog, Renata R. Sakiyama, and Vânia A. Vicente
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Medicine (General) ,R5-920 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Fungal peritonitis is frequent on peritoneal dialysis, with rare cases by Exophiala dermatitidis. A 25-month-old female admitted to the pediatric ICU with acute renal failure was submitted to peritoneal dialysis. After 10 days patient presented fever. Peritoneal fluid culture showed yeast colonies molecularly identified as E. dermatitidis. Patient was treated with voriconazole and hemodialysis. The literature was reviewed. Disseminated infections are frequently fatal, but appropriate diagnose and therapeutic led to cure in this case. Keywords: Phaeohyphomycosis, Fungal infection, Dialysis, Therapeutic management, Molecular diagnosis
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- 2019
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