TY - JOUR
T1 - Disseminated Conidiobolus infection with endocarditis in a cocaine abuser
AU - Jaffey, P. B.
AU - Haque, Abida
AU - El-Zaatari, M.
AU - Pasarell, L.
AU - McGinnis, M. R.
PY - 1990/12/1
Y1 - 1990/12/1
N2 - A crack cocaine abuser developed disseminated infection caused by a species of Conidiobolus not known to cause disease in vertebrates. The fungus gained entry via skin abrasions on the lower extremities, spread through the hematogenous route, and caused endocarditis. There was evidence of fungal infection in the lungs, heart, kidneys, skeletal muscles, and brain. An additional complication was extensive rhabdomyolysis, with a marked elevation of creatine kinase of up to 1.2 million U/L.
AB - A crack cocaine abuser developed disseminated infection caused by a species of Conidiobolus not known to cause disease in vertebrates. The fungus gained entry via skin abrasions on the lower extremities, spread through the hematogenous route, and caused endocarditis. There was evidence of fungal infection in the lungs, heart, kidneys, skeletal muscles, and brain. An additional complication was extensive rhabdomyolysis, with a marked elevation of creatine kinase of up to 1.2 million U/L.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2252425
AN - SCOPUS:0025612509
VL - 114
SP - 1276
EP - 1278
JO - Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
JF - Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
SN - 0003-9985
IS - 12
ER -