Pulmonary aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus terreus: An ICU case report

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Case Report

Author Details : Pranshu Pandey, Harshita Yadav, Kriti Maurya, Vikramjeet Singh, Anupam Das*, Manodeep Sen, Jyotsna Agarwal

Volume : 9, Issue : 1, Year : 2023

Article Page : 74-76

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijmmtd.2023.014

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Abstract

Aspergillosis can be a severe cause of mortality specially in immunocompromised patients. The range of infection due to Aspergillus spp. extends from cutaneous to invasive infections. Other than the commonly encountered Aspergillus fumigatus, other species of Aspergillus like Aspergillus terreus is emerging now. The importance of identifying these newly emerging fungus Aspergillus terreus lies in the fact that these organisms are intrinsically resistant to polyenes, Hence, considering the same line of treatment for A.terreus as A.fumigatus will lead to therapeutic failure. The case report under mentioned highlights the importance of identifying Aspergillus to species level.

Keywords: Aspergillus terreus, Voriconazole, ABPA, Antifungal intrinsic resistance

How to cite : Pandey P, Yadav H, Maurya K, Singh V, Das A, Sen M, Agarwal J, Pulmonary aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus terreus: An ICU case report. IP Int J Med Microbiol Trop Dis 2023;9(1):74-76

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