Coinfection with Lichtheimia corymbifera and Aspergillus flavus in an Immune-Competent Patient Mimicking as Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome

Authors

Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Farah Idress, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Kauser Jabeen, Agha Khan UniversityFollow
Saima Kamal, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Afia Zafar, Agha Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Department

Pulmonary and Critical Care

Abstract

Lichtheimia corymbifera and Aspergillus flavus pulmonary coinfection has been rarely reported in immune-competent patients. We report case of a young male who presented with clinical features of pulmonary-renal syndrome and was later diagnosed to have bilateral polymicrobial fungal lung infection.

Comments

“This is a pre-print (Accepted Manuscript) of an article published in the Mycopathologia. The final authenticated version is available online at:https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs11046-017-0122-z.pdf”

Publication (Name of Journal)

Mycopathologia

Recommended Citation

Zubairi, A., Idress, F., Jabeen, K., Kamal, S., Zafar, A. (2017). Coinfection with Lichtheimia corymbifera and Aspergillus flavus in an Immune-Competent Patient Mimicking as Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome. Mycopathologia, 182(7-8), 727-731.
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