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- Title
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.
- Authors
Khan, Salman; Hamula, Camille; Rana, Meenakshi; Sullivan, Timothy; Dunn, Dallas; Patel, Pinki; Mishkin, Aaron; Huprikar, Shirish
- 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.
- Subjects
CUSHING'S syndrome; ADRENAL cortex diseases; ENDOCRINE diseases; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONADACEAE
- Publication
Mycopathologia, 2017, Vol 182, Issue 9/10, p869
- ISSN
0301-486X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11046-017-0157-1