Abstract
We report a case of liver cirrhosis caused by Exophiala dermatitidis in a previously healthy child. The infecting organism was initially mistaken as capsule-deficient Cryptococcus neoformans.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Domestic
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Biopsy
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Child
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Cricetinae
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Cryptococcosis / diagnosis
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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Diagnostic Errors
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Exophiala* / growth & development
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Exophiala* / isolation & purification
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Humans
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Liver Cirrhosis / microbiology*
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Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
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Liver Transplantation
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Mycoses / pathology*