First description of a local Coprinopsis cinerea skin and soft tissue infection
Correa-Martinez C, Brentrup A, Hess K, Becker K, Groll AH, Schaumburg F
Research article (journal) | Peer reviewedAbstract
Abstract Coprinopsis cinerea is an environmental fungus which can cause disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients, often leading to death. Here we report the case of a paediatric patient with an invasive wound infection due to C. cinerea, which was successfully treated with surgical debridement and oral posaconazole.
Details about the publication
Volume: 21
Page range: 102-104
Status: Published
Release year: 2018 (05/12/2017)
Language in which the publication is written: English
Keywords: Coprinopsis; hormographiella; immunosuppression; posaconazole; skin; wound infection
Authors from the University of Münster
| Becker, Karsten | Institute of Medical Microbiology |
| Brentrup, Angela | Clinic for Neurosurgery |
| Correa, Carlos | Institute of Medical Microbiology |
| Groll, Andreas Hermann | University Children's Hospital - Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology (UKM PHO) |
| Heß, Katharina | Institute of Neuropathology |
| Schaumburg, Frieder | Institute of Medical Microbiology |