Volume 9, Number 9—September 2003
Dispatch
Paecilomyces lilacinus Vaginitis in an Immunocompetent Patient
Table
Clinical features of cases of Paecilomyces lilacinus infections in immunocompetent hosts
Patient age, gender, and reference no. | Y | Type of infection | Treatment | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|
48-year-old woman (our case) |
2002 |
Vaginitis |
Iraconazole |
Cure |
36-year-old man
(3) |
1999 |
Cutaneous |
Itraconazole |
Cure |
59-year-old woman
(7) |
2001 |
Cutaneous |
Itraconazole |
Cure |
20-year-old woman (8) |
1977 |
Cutaneous |
Griseofulvin |
Improvement, but not cure |
19-year-old man (9) |
1984 |
Cutaneous |
Griseofulvin, then ketoconazole |
Improvement |
57-year-old man
(10) |
1999 |
Lung abscess |
Surgery |
Cure |
20-year-old man (11) |
1972 |
Pulmonary effusion |
Amphotericin B |
Cure |
47-year-old woman (12) |
1980 |
Sinusitis |
Surgical debridement |
Cure |
34-year-old man (13) |
1997 |
Endophthalmitis |
Fluconazole, ketoconazole, itraconazole |
Progression of disease |
59-year-old woman (14) | 1998 | Onychomycosis | Terbinafine, various topical therapies, nail clipping | Progression of disease |
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