Infection of the lymphatic system by Aureobasidium pullulans in a patient with erythema nodosum leprosum

Aureobasidium pullulans is a causal agent of phaeohyphomycosis, occasionally found in men and animals. As an agent of different opportunistic fungal processes, it may cause fungemia, systemic infections and abscesses in different viscera. This paper aims to report a case of a patient with infection...

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Main Authors: Orlando Oliveira de Morais, M.D., Cláudia Porto, M.D., M.Sc., Anglya Samara Silva Leite Coutinho, M.D., Carmélia Matos Santiago Reis, M.D., Ph.D., Marcus de Melo Teixeira, M.Sc., Ciro Martins Gomes, M.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701170191X