Department of Microbiology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati - 517 507, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Saudi J Gastroenterol. 2010 Jan-Mar;16(1):43-5. doi: 10.4103/1319-3767.58768.
Fungal peritonitis, which was once a rare entity, is becoming increasingly common due to various immunocompromised conditions. Candida species are considered the common cause of fungal peritonitis in most cases. However, at present, other yeasts and filamentous fungi are replacing the dominance of Candida albicans as well as other Candida species. Trichosporon species are widely distributed in nature and are normal flora in the gastrointestinal tract of humans. Ever since the report of disseminated trichosporonosis in 1970, several cases of infections by various Trichosporon species in different clinical patients have been published. Here, we present a patient with Trichosporon peritonitis after duodenal perforation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of its kind from India.
真菌性腹膜炎曾经是一种罕见的疾病，但由于各种免疫功能低下的情况，现在变得越来越常见。在大多数情况下，念珠菌属被认为是真菌性腹膜炎的常见原因。然而，目前其他酵母和丝状真菌正在取代白色念珠菌和其他念珠菌属的优势地位。 Trichosporon 属广泛分布于自然界，是人类胃肠道的正常菌群。自 1970 年报道播散性毛孢子菌病以来，已有多篇关于不同临床患者感染各种 Trichosporon 属的病例报道。在这里，我们报告了一例十二指肠穿孔后发生的毛孢子菌性腹膜炎。据我们所知，这是印度首例此类病例报告。
