Disseminated Ochroconis gallopava infection in a heart transplant patient

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Cardeau-Desangles, I. | Fabre, A. | Cointault, O. | Guitard, J. | Esposito, L. | Iriart, X. | Berry, A. | Valentin, A. | Cassaing, S. | Kamar, N.

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International audience. Ochroconis gallopava is an emerging cause of mycosis in solid organ transplant recipients. Herein, we report a rare case of disseminated O. gallopava infection that involved lung, subcutaneous area, brain and peritoneum in a heart transplant recipient. Despite voriconazole therapy, the patient died 2 months after diagnosis.

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