Elevated Serum Beta-D-Glucan with Pseudomonas, Aspergillus, and a Partially Acid-Fast Organism in Respiratory Cultures: A Case of Hickam’s Dictum Over Occam’s Razor

Salman Khan, Camille Hamula, Meenakshi Rana, Timothy Sullivan, Dallas Dunn, Pinki Patel, Aaron Mishkin, Shirish Huprikar

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Abstract

We describe a case of a man with ectopic Cushing’s syndrome, elevated serum beta-D-glucan, and respiratory cultures with Pseudomonas, Aspergillus, and a partially acid-fast organism. Our case highlights challenges in diagnosis and management of coinfection in an immunocompromised host.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)869-872
Number of pages4
JournalMycopathologia
Volume182
Issue number9-10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2017

Keywords

  • Beta-D-glucan
  • High cortisol state
  • Immunocompromised host
  • Partially acid-fast

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