ABSTRACT

Pneumonia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. Magnusiomyces should be kept in mind as a rare cause of pneumonia, because of high mortality rates (>50%). A 93-year-old male patient was admitted with cough, sputum, confusion and elevated inflamatuar markers and diagnosed with pneumonia. Magnusiomyces capitatus was detected in tracheal aspirate culture and detection of galactomannan antigen in tracheal aspirate fluid supported the diagnosis. After 10 days of intravenous Amphotericin B therapy pneumonia was improved. Although Magnusiomyces has been previously reported in the pleural fluid, we found it in tracheal aspirate culture. We recommend that clinicians should take this agent into account in cases of pneumonia due to high mortality rates.