00944nas a2200229 4500000000100000008004100001653002900042653001200071653002100083653001300104100001200117700001200129700001000141700001400151700001300165245007900178856006900257300000800326490000700334520035900341022001400700 2016 d10aMalassezia pachydermatis10aleprosy10aHansen's disease10aFungemia1 aRoman J1 aBagla P1 aRen P1 aBlanton L1 aBerman M00aMalassezia pachydermatis fungemia in an adult with multibacillary leprosy. uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4910295/pdf/main.pdf a1-30 v123 a

Malassezia pachydermatis is a relatively rare agent of bloodstream infections. We describe an unusual case of Malassezia fungemia in an adult patient hospitalized for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia who was also found to have multibacillary leprosy. Treatment of the patient required extensive medical management but resulted in a good outcome.

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