Acremonium infection in a patient of polytrauma

Velamuri A, Fatima R, Navya K, Eswaran SP, Madigubba S

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Abhishek Velamuri^1,*, Rafath Fatima¹, Navya K¹, Shiva Priya Eswaran¹ and Shailaja Madigubba²

¹Department of Microbiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Minister Road, Secunderabad-500003, Telangana, India

²Department of Pathology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Minister Road, Secunderabad-500003, Telangana, India

*Corresponding author: Dr. Velamuri Abhishek, Department of Microbiology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Minister Road, Secunderabad-500003, Telangana, India. Email: avelamuri@yahoo.com.

Received 15 November 2024; Revised 2 December 2024; Accepted 10 December 2024; Published 17 December 2024

Citation: Velamuri A, Fatima R, Navya K, Eswaran SP, Madigubba S. Acremonium infection in a patient of polytrauma. J Med Sci Res. 2025; 13(1):88-89. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17727/JMSR.2024/13-15

Copyright: © 2025 Velamuri A et al. Published by KIMS Foundation and Research Center. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Abstract

Acremonium species, a potential pathogen of hyalohyphomycosis group is saprophytic and ubiquitous in nature causing superficial and deep infections in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised patients. A case report of a 39-year-old man with polytrauma and possible disseminated infection due to Acremonium species is discussed. Acremonium species can cause serious potential life threatening infections. Multidisciplinary approach and timely instituted therapy result in positive outcomes.

Keywords: Acremonium species; disseminated fungal infection; non-dermatophytic molds; opportunistic fungus; systemic infection