A case of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis due to Ceratocystis adiposa.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis

Department of Medical Mycology, Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. Electronic address:

Published: February 2014

Ceratocystis adiposa known as phytopathogen of conifers has not been recognized so far as a human pathogen. Herein, we report for the first time a case of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis due to C. adiposa. The fungus was identified by sequencing internal transcribed spacer of rDNA and D1/D2 of larger subunit region.

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