Pseudallescheria fusoidea, a new cause of osteomyelitis

Mark D Lindsley; Josep Guarro; Raed N Khairy; JoaAnna Williams; Naureen Iqbal; Preeti Pancholi

doi:10.1128/JCM.00205-08

Pseudallescheria fusoidea, a new cause of osteomyelitis

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Jun;46(6):2141-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00205-08. Epub 2008 Apr 23.

Authors

Mark D Lindsley¹, Josep Guarro, Raed N Khairy, JoaAnna Williams, Naureen Iqbal, Preeti Pancholi

Affiliation

¹ Mycotic Diseases Branch, Division of Foodborne, Bacterial, and Mycotic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. mlindsley@cdc.gov

Abstract

Osteomyelitis resulting from a mold infection often presents as a chronic and indolent disease process. Described here for the first time is a case of osteomyelitis of the foot caused by the mold Pseudallescheria fusoidea, which resulted from traumatic implantation after an injury sustained 3 years earlier.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
DNA, Fungal / analysis
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / analysis
Foot Bones / microbiology*
Foot Diseases / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Molecular Sequence Data
Mycetoma / microbiology*
Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
Pseudallescheria / classification
Pseudallescheria / genetics
Pseudallescheria / isolation & purification*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Tubulin / genetics

Substances

DNA, Fungal
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Tubulin

Associated data

GENBANK/EU370965
GENBANK/EU370966