Inherited CARD9 deficiency in 2 unrelated patients with invasive Exophiala infection.

F, Lanternier; E, Barbati; U, Meinzer; L, Liu; V, Pedergnana; M, Migaud; S, Héritier; M, Chomton; ML, Frémond; E, Gonzales; C, Galeotti; S, Romana; E, Jacquemin; A, Angoulvant; V, Bidault; D, Canioni; J, Lachenaud; D, Mansouri; SA, Mahdaviani; P, Adimi; N, Mansouri; M, Jamshidi; ME, Bougnoux; L, Abel; O, Lortholary; S, Blanche; JL, Casanova; C, Picard; A, Puel

doi:10.1093/infdis/jiu412

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Inherited CARD9 deficiency in 2 unrelated patients with invasive Exophiala infection.

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Lanternier F

Barbati E

Meinzer U

Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Exophiala species are mostly responsible for skin infections. Invasive Exophiala dermatitidis disease is a rare and frequently fatal infection, with 42 cases reported. About half of these cases had no known risk factors. Similarly, invasive Exophiala spinifera disease is extremely...

Subject

Central nervous system

Osteomyelitis

Invasive Fungal Infection

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