Disseminated Dactylaria gallopava Infection in a Diabetic Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia of the T-Cell Type
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- 1 July 1990
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 94 (1) , 104-107
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/94.1.104
Abstract
A 62-year-old male with a 20-year history of diabetes and threeyear history of adult T-cell lymphocytic leukemia developed a systemic infection with Dactylaria gallopava. At autopsy the fungus was found in the brain, lungs, liver, spleen, and kidney. The organism has caused disease in chickens and turkey poults and has been found in chicken litter, hot springs, and the effluent of a thermonuclear reactor. This report documents the second human infection and the first case of disseminated human dactylariosis.Keywords
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