Paecilomyces lilacinus Vaginitis in an Immunocompetent Patient
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003 Paecilomyces lilacinus, an environmental mold found in soil and vegetation, rarely causes human infection. We report the first case of P. lilacinus isolated from a vaginal culture in a patient with vaginitis.
Jeanne Carey +3 more
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Management of recurrent Paecilomyces lilacinus keratitis [PDF]
Australasian journal of optometry, The, 2013 A 72-year-old man presented with Paecilomyces keratitis subsequent to immunosuppressive treatment. Despite medical therapy with voriconazole, perforation occurred requiring a tectonic keratoplasty of 10 mm. Despite oral, topical and intracameral voriconazole, there was recurrent stromal infiltration. A corneoscleral graft of 15 mm was undertaken.
Graham Lee
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction Since the discovery of the first documented case of Paecilomyces in 1963, only five cases of Paecilomyces sinusitis have been described to date and all of them have predisposing factors such as immunocompromised status or prior nasal surgery.
Wong Gentle +4 more
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Clinical experience treating Paecilomyces lilacinus keratitis in four patients [PDF]
Clinical Ophthalmology, 2012 Yu Monden,1 Minoru Sugita,1 Ryoji Yamakawa,1 Kazuko Nishimura,21Department of Ophthalmology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan; 2Medical Mycology Research Center, Chiba University and First Laboratories Co Ltd, Kawasaki ...
Monden Y +3 more
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Successful Treatment of Paecilomyces lilacinus Onychomycosis with Efinaconazole and Tavaborole. [PDF]
Skin Appendage Disord, 2016 <i>Paecilomyces lilacinus, </i>also known as<i> Purpureocillium lilacinum</i>, is a non-dermatophyte mold found in the soil and used as nematocide for crops. <i>P. lilacinus</i> can cause rare opportunistic infections in humans ranging from endocarditis, keratitis, to onychomycosis with significant resistance to ...
Evans JM, Wang AL, Elewski BE.
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Phytohormones producing endophytic fungi Paecilomyceslilacinus modulated metabolic, enzymatic, and non-enzymatic antioxidant systems of Zea mays L. under heavy metal stress [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground The continuous growth of the global population is intensifying the challenge of sustaining future food production. Among the major constraints to agricultural productivity, heavy metal (HM) contamination of soils has emerged as a serious ...
Muhammad Musa +5 more
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Successful treatment of Paecilomyces lilacinus keratitis with oral posaconazole. [PDF]
Cornea, 2014 To report a case of successful medical treatment with oral posaconazole in refractory fungal keratitis caused by Paecilomyces lilacinus.Case report.A 57-year-old male, soft contact lens wearer presented with irritation, pain, photophobia, and reduced vision.
Arnoldner MA +4 more
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Clinical manifestations, treatment and outcome of Paecilomyces lilacinus infections [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2006 The fungus Paecilomyces lilacinus is an emerging pathogen that causes severe human infections, including devastating oculomycosis. Usually, it shows low susceptibility to conventional antifungal drugs in vitro, and variable susceptibility to novel triazoles.
Josep Guarro
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Cadmium and Lead Tolerance of Filamentous Fungi Isolated from Contaminated Mining Soils [PDF]
BiologyHeavy metal contamination in soil, especially cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb), poses serious environmental and health risks, particularly in mining regions.
Denisse Elibeth Ramos Suárez +7 more
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Onychomycosis by Paecilomyces lilacinus in a patient with leukonychia
Microbiologia Medica, 2010 Paecilomyces lilacinus, a filamentous fungus living saprophytic in the environment, very rarely causes infection in immunocompetent humans, mostly ocular or cutaneous and sub-cutaneous infections.The fungal isolates usually show low susceptibility to ...
Patrizia Innocenti +5 more
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