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Exophiala dermatitidis, ‘the real black fungus’ fungemia in a patient with COVID-19

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India had brought with it a surge of ‘black fungus’ co- infection, which is a misnomer for mucormycosis. The present case illustrates the ‘real black fungus’ infection in a 50-year old male patient with COVID-19 pneumonia, who otherwise had no significant...

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Main Authors: Tzar, Mohd Nizam, Meor Jamaludin, Wan Husna Barakah, Abdul Wahab, Asrul, Chuan, Hun Ding
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spelling my.iium.irep.1058242023-08-04T02:30:40Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/105824/ Exophiala dermatitidis, ‘the real black fungus’ fungemia in a patient with COVID-19 Tzar, Mohd Nizam Meor Jamaludin, Wan Husna Barakah Abdul Wahab, Asrul Chuan, Hun Ding R Medicine (General) The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India had brought with it a surge of ‘black fungus’ co- infection, which is a misnomer for mucormycosis. The present case illustrates the ‘real black fungus’ infection in a 50-year old male patient with COVID-19 pneumonia, who otherwise had no significant previous medical history. He was admitted on day 8 of COVID-19 illness and was intubated due to persistently low oxygen saturation. Blood cultures were positive for flask-shaped dematiaceous budding yeasts with pseudohyphae formation, which grew as brown-black fuzzy colonies on Sabouraud dextrose agar. The isolate was identified as Exophiala dermatitidis based on phenotypic characterization. Despite antifungal therapy with amphotericin B and itraconazole, the patient deteriorated rapidly and succumbed to acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiorgan failure. A review of reported cases of Exophiala dermatitidis fungemia over the last 5-years is discussed. Elsevier Ltd. 2022-02-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/105824/7/105824_Exophiala%20dermatitidis.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/105824/8/105824_Exophiala%20dermatitidis_Scopus.pdf Tzar, Mohd Nizam and Meor Jamaludin, Wan Husna Barakah and Abdul Wahab, Asrul and Chuan, Hun Ding (2022) Exophiala dermatitidis, ‘the real black fungus’ fungemia in a patient with COVID-19. IDCases, 27. pp. 1-3. E-ISSN 2214-2509 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922000567?via%3Dihub 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01428
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Tzar, Mohd Nizam
Meor Jamaludin, Wan Husna Barakah
Abdul Wahab, Asrul
Chuan, Hun Ding
Exophiala dermatitidis, ‘the real black fungus’ fungemia in a patient with COVID-19
description The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India had brought with it a surge of ‘black fungus’ co- infection, which is a misnomer for mucormycosis. The present case illustrates the ‘real black fungus’ infection in a 50-year old male patient with COVID-19 pneumonia, who otherwise had no significant previous medical history. He was admitted on day 8 of COVID-19 illness and was intubated due to persistently low oxygen saturation. Blood cultures were positive for flask-shaped dematiaceous budding yeasts with pseudohyphae formation, which grew as brown-black fuzzy colonies on Sabouraud dextrose agar. The isolate was identified as Exophiala dermatitidis based on phenotypic characterization. Despite antifungal therapy with amphotericin B and itraconazole, the patient deteriorated rapidly and succumbed to acute respiratory distress syndrome and multiorgan failure. A review of reported cases of Exophiala dermatitidis fungemia over the last 5-years is discussed.
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author Tzar, Mohd Nizam
Meor Jamaludin, Wan Husna Barakah
Abdul Wahab, Asrul
Chuan, Hun Ding
author_facet Tzar, Mohd Nizam
Meor Jamaludin, Wan Husna Barakah
Abdul Wahab, Asrul
Chuan, Hun Ding
author_sort Tzar, Mohd Nizam
title Exophiala dermatitidis, ‘the real black fungus’ fungemia in a patient with COVID-19
title_short Exophiala dermatitidis, ‘the real black fungus’ fungemia in a patient with COVID-19
title_full Exophiala dermatitidis, ‘the real black fungus’ fungemia in a patient with COVID-19
title_fullStr Exophiala dermatitidis, ‘the real black fungus’ fungemia in a patient with COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed Exophiala dermatitidis, ‘the real black fungus’ fungemia in a patient with COVID-19
title_sort exophiala dermatitidis, ‘the real black fungus’ fungemia in a patient with covid-19
publisher Elsevier Ltd.
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