Acremonium kiliense infection in a child with chronic granulomatous disease

• Autor(a) principal: Pastorino,Antonio Carlos
• Data de Publicação: 2005
• Outros Autores: Menezes,Ulissis Pádua de, Marques,Heloisa Helena de Souza, Vallada,Marcelo G., Cappellozi,Vera Lúcia, Carnide,Eugénia Maria Grilo, Jacob,Cristina Miuki Abe
• Tipo de documento: Relatório
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702005000600014
• topic: Infancy; immunodeficiency; chronic granulomatous disease; fungi; Acremonium

Infection by unusual microorganisms can be one of the clinical manifestations of primary immunodeficiency (PID). We report on a four-month-old child with pneumonia caused by the fungus Acremonium kiliense as the first clinical manifestation of chronic granulomatous disease. We emphasize the importance of an active search for unusual organisms in immunodeficient patients, and a precise diagnosis and early institution of specific treatment against such microorganisms for the reduction of the morbidity and mortality of these patients.