Arthritis and Endocarditis from Exophiala jeanselmei Infection
Authors: ALFREDO J. RONCORONI
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1988)

Letters and Corrections1 May 1988Arthritis and Endocarditis from Exophiala jeanselmei InfectionALFREDO J. RONCORONI, M.D., JORGELINA SMAYEVSKYALFREDO J. RONCORONI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JORGELINA SMAYEVSKYSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-108-5-773_1 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: Phialophora species cause endocarditis (1) and arthritis (2). We report a case of chronic arthritis and endocarditis due to Exophiala jeanselmei (formerly Phialophora jeanselmei).A 50-year-old man had surgery for a ventricular septal defect. In June 1980, he had osteoarthritis of the right knee. Steroids were injected intraarticulary. In 1981 and 1982, cultures of synovial fluid were sterile, and specimens from two synovial biopsies showed chronic inflammation. In September 1982, he had surgery for fever of unknown origin and pulmonary emboli.E. jeanselmeiwas isolated from the prosthetic patch. Antibodies against mycelial stage antigen were detected. The...References1. PIERACH C, GULMEN G, DHAR C, and KISER J. Phialophora mutabilis endocarditis [Letter]. Ann In tern Med. 1973;79:900-1. LinkGoogle Scholar2. KAELL A and WEITZMAN I. Acute monoarticular arthritis due to Phialophora parasitica. Am J Med. 1983;74:519-22. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. AJELLO L. The black yeasts as disease agents: historical perspective. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Mycoses. Washington, D.C.: Pan American Health Organization; 1978:9-16. Google Scholar4. MCGINNIS M. Human pathogenic species of Exophiala, Phialophora and Wangiella. In: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Mycoses: The Black and White Yeasts. Washington, D.C.: Pan American Health Organization; 1978:37-59. Google Scholar5. SCHELD W and SANDE M. Endocarditis and intravascular infections. In: MANDELL GL, GORDON DOUGLAS R, BENNETT JE, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 2nd edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons; 1985:504-30. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ALFREDO J. RONCORONI, M.D.; JORGELINA SMAYEVSKYAffiliations: Centro de Educacion Medica e Investigaciones Clinicas "Norberto Quirno" Buenos Aires Argentina PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byOsteoarticular MycosesCutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis of the Right Hand Caused by Exophiala jeanselmei: A Case Report and Literature ReviewOsteoarticular Infections Caused by Non-Aspergillus Filamentous Fungi in Adult and Pediatric PatientsExophiala-Spezies — seltene Erreger einer Endokarditis mit zerebraler AbszedierungAnalyses of phagocytosis, evoked oxidative burst, and killing of black yeasts by human neutrophils: A tool for estimating their pathogenicity?Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, and Therapy of Infections Caused by Dematiaceous FungiDisseminated Phaeohyphomycosis: Review of an Emerging MycosisNosocomial Fungemia Due to Exophiala jeanselmei var. jeanselmei and a Rhinocladiella Species: Newly Described Causes of Bloodstream InfectionExophiala Jeanselmei Infection in a Patient with Two Primary MalignanciesMycetoma due to Exophiala jeanselmei and Mycobacterium chelonae in a 73-year-old man with idiopathic CD4+ T lymphocytopeniaFeo-hifomicose subcutânea por Exophiala jeanselmei: registro de três casos em transplantados renaisEsophagitis from Candida or Exophiala?Mitchell S. Cappell, MD, PhD, Berj P. Armenian, MD 1 May 1988Volume 108, Issue 5Page: 773-773KeywordsArthritisEndocarditisFever of unknown originInflammationKneesOsteoarthritisSteroidsSurgerySynovial fluidVentricular septal defects ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1988 PDF downloadLoading ...