Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in Japan: A case report, literature review, and autopsy case

Kenya Murata; Yoshihiko Ogawa; Kayo Kusama; Yumiko Yasuhara

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.01.004

Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus in Japan: A case report, literature review, and autopsy case

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2022 Jan 10:35:35-38. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2022.01.004. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Authors

Kenya Murata¹, Yoshihiko Ogawa², Kayo Kusama³, Yumiko Yasuhara⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Sakai City Medical Hospital, Ebaraji 1-1-1, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
² Department of Infectious Disease, Sakai City Medical Hospital, Ebaraji 1-1-1, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
³ Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sakai City Medical Hospital, Ebaraji 1-1-1, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.
⁴ Department of Pathology, Sakai City Medical Hospital, Ebaraji 1-1-1, Sakai, Osaka, Japan.

Abstract

Disseminated Verruconis gallopava infection is often reported in patients with severe immunodeficiency, such as those who have received an organ transplant or have hematological malignancies. The present report describes the first case of disseminated V. gallopava in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus who used FK506 (Tacrolimus). In this case, β-D glucan was useful for diagnosis.

Keywords: Systemic lupus erythematosus; Verruconis gallopava.

Publication types

Case Reports