Paravertebral Mushroom: Identification of a Novel Species of Phellinus as a Human Pathogen in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

Suk See De Ravin; Mark Parta; Deanna A. Sutton; Brian L. Wickes; Elizabeth H. Thompson; Nathan P. Wiederhold; Karen K. Nakasone; Meghna Alimchandani; Amy OConnell; Luigi Notarangelo; Elizabeth Kang; Harry L. Malech; Adrian M. Zelazny

doi:10.1128/JCM.00667-14

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Paravertebral Mushroom: Identification of a Novel Species of Phellinus as a Human Pathogen in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

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Authors:

Suk See De Ravin, Mark Parta, Deanna A. Sutton, Brian L. Wickes, Elizabeth H. Thompson, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Karen K. Nakasone, Meghna Alimchandani, Amy OConnell, Luigi Notarangelo, Elizabeth Kang, Harry L. Malech, Adrian M. Zelazny

Year:

2014

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00667-14

Source:

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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Abstract

We describe a case of paravertebral abscess caused by a Phellinus sp. in a boy with chronic granulomatous disease. Sequencebased identification of this mold, a new agent of disease, suggests a close relation to Phellinus umbrinellus.

Citation

De Ravin, Suk See; Parta, Mark; Sutton, Deanna A.; Wickes, Brian L.; Thompson, Elizabeth H.; Wiederhold, Nathan P.; Nakasone, Karen K.; Alimchandani, Meghna; OConnell, Amy; Notarangelo, Luigi; Kang, Elizabeth; Malech, Harry L.; Zelazny, Adrian M. 2014. Paravertebral Mushroom: Identification of a Novel Species of Phellinus as a Human Pathogen in Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 52(7): 2726-2729. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00667-14.