Case Report

Pulmonary Pseudallescheria boydii Infection with Cutaneous Zygomycosis After Near Drowning

Pseudallescheria boydii is a ubiquitously occurring fungus. While rarely causing opportunistic infection in humans, it is the most common cause of fungal pneumonia in cases of near drowning, and is associated with high mortality. P boydii typically causes cutaneous mycetomas but may invade the lungs or brain. P boydii infections…