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Graphium basitruncatum fungemia in a patient with acute leukemia.

Kumar D, Sigler L, Gibas CF, Mohan S, Schuh A, Medeiros BC, Peckham K, Humar A

Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Deepali.kumar@uhn.on.ca

We report the first case of infection caused by Graphium basitruncatum in a man with acute leukemia who developed persistent fungemia and skin lesions. G. basitruncatum, a member of the Microascaceae, is phylogenetically and morphologically distinct from Graphium penicillioides and the opportunistic pathogens Scedosporium apiospermum (Pseudallescheria boydii) and Scedosporium prolificans.

Published 2 May 2007 in J Clin Microbiol, 45(5): 1644-7.
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