Rhodutorella Muciliganes Sole Cause of Sacral Abscess in a Neutropenic Child (ALL) After Lumber Puncture - a Case of Hospital Acquired Infection
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2015) 4(7): 610-616 ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 7 (2015) pp. 610-616 http://www.ijcmas.com Original Research Article Rhodutorella muciliganes Sole cause of Sacral Abscess in a Neutropenic Child (ALL) after Lumber Puncture - A Case of Hospital Acquired Infection Prabhu Prakash*, Shashi Verma, Somya Sinha and Seema Surana Department of Microbiology, Dr SNMC, Jodhpur, India *Corresponding author A B S T R A C T Rhodutorella is a rare infection, which has the potential to cause severe disease in K e y w o r d s patients with underlying immunosuppression. Rhodotorula is emerging as an important cause of nosocomial and opportunistic infections. We present case of ALL, Rhodotorula mucilaginosa which is isolated from sacral aspirate of a neutropenic PUO, (ALL) child associated with post lumber puncture sepsis and presented as pyrexia MIC, and sepsis, not responding to antibiotics, prompted us to describe them in this SDA, report. This case emphasize the emerging importance of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa CSF as a pathogen and the importance of identification and MIC testing for all fungal isolates recovered from the immunosuppressed patients. Introduction Rhodotorulas species are pigmented nonfastidious, grow easily on most media, basidiomycetous yeasts in the family and are characterized by a rapid growth rate. Sporidiobolaceae (Arendrup et al., 2014). The genus contains 37 species, of which They appear as round or oval budding cells only three, including R. mucilaginosa under microscopy, and pseudohyphae are (formerly R. rubra), R. minuta, and R. rarely present. A faint capsule is sometimes glutinis, have been reported as causes of formed. Rhodotorula species produce the infection in humans (Biswas et al., 2001). enzyme urease and do not ferment Three novel species, which are carbohydrates. They can be differentiated nonpathogenic to humans, have recently from Cryptococcus species by their inability been described: R. rosulata, R. silvestris and to assimilate inositol and from Candida R. straminea (Capoor et al., 2014). Most species byproductionof pigmented colonies Rhodotorula species produce colonies that and the lack of pseudohyphae (Capoor et al., are pink to coral in color but can also be 2014). Rhodotorula is a genus of unicellular orange to red on Sabouraud agar due to the pigmented yeasts, part of the division presence of carotenoid pigments (Figure 1). Basidiomycota. It is readily identifiable by Colony morphology has been described as distinctive orange/red colonies when grown soft, smooth, moist, and sometimes mucoid. on SDA (Sabouraud's Dextrose Agar). This Rhodotorula species are nutritionally distinctive color is the result of pigments 610 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2015) 4(7): 610-616 that the yeast creates to block out certain marrow aspirate showed Morphologically wavelengths of light that would otherwise be acute lymphoblastic leukemia, significant damaging to the cell. Pathology Only clinical history pancytopenia under Rhodotorula mucilaginosa, R. glutinis, and investigation received one unit blood R. minuta have been known to cause disease transfusion, total platelet were in humans. There were no reported cases of 31,000/cumm, DLC - Blast 02%. Neutrophil Rhodotorula infections before 1985. There - 00%, Lymphocyte - 90%, Monocyte - were however forty-three reported cases of 08%. On Microscopic examination showed Rhodotorula bloodstream infections (BSIs) hypercellular, mild interstitial infiltrates, between 1960 and 2000 (Chitasombat et al., errythroid were adequate with normal 2012). Rhodotorula is most commonly maturation, myeloides were decreased, found in patients who are megakaryocytes were decreased and immunosuppressed and/or are using foreign- hypolobated, reticuline were moderately body technology such as central venous increased bone trabeculae were normal. catheters. Rhodotorula is commonly treated Hypercellular marrow with mild interstitial by removing the catheter and the use of anti- infiltrates of immature cells. RFT, LFT fungals. Rhodotorula is susceptible to Normal. amphotericin B and Flucytosine Rhodotorula can also cause infections in Serum LDH was 783. Patient was given inj. animals (Chitasombat et al., 2012). There Linazolid, Inj. Azetranam,Inj, Ceftazedine, have been reports of skin infections in Tab. Acyclovir along with blood chickens and sea animals and lung infections transfusion. There was no improvement in and otitis in sheep and cattle (Forés et al., clinical condition of patient and fever 2012). persists despite of all. Sacral fluid was aspirated from sacral abscess and sent for Case Report: 3 years, male child presented culture by Bactac system. In direct with complaints of intermittent fever 3 Microscopy, KOH examination budding months and sacral swelling since last 1 yeasts were seen, sample was processed for month. Patient had decrease in body weight culture and pigmented fungus grew on SDA and generalized weakness. Sacral swelling & CHROM AGAR medium, antimycotic was increasing in size and cystic in sensitivity test was done and it was sensitive consistency (Fig. 6). On further detailed to Amphotericin-B, Fluconazole, examination patient admitted that for same Ketconazole. Patient was put on Fluconazole complaints he was taking treatment and was and responded very well as repeat culture hospitalized 2 3 times in different tertiary after 7 days was negative for fungal growth level hospitals. In his previous (no fungus grew on SDA from swab taken hospitalization in tertiary level hospital from sacral aspirate or in BACTAC blood where he was admitted as PUO patient only culture). Confirmation of yeast as his Lumber Puncture was done and CSF was Rhodutorella was done as there was salmon collected along with other routine red color colony on SDA & Chromagar investigations. In that center bone marrow plate, mucoid in consistency, it was urease aspiration and trephine biopsy was also done positive (Figures 2,3,4,5,6) Germ tube test and patient was diagnosed as acute was negative, no capsule was demonstrated lymphatic leukemia from fluid was aspirated in Indian Ink stain, sugar fermentation was from and sent for culture by Bactac system. negative & assimilation of Maltose, sucrose, In other investigation patient had Hb -4.5, trehalose, galactose, cellobiose, xylose, Pletelet - 42 thousand, WBC - 3.25 103 Bone rafinose was positive and assimilation was 611 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2015) 4(7): 610-616 negative with lactose, dulcitole, melibiose, be attributed to catheter removal alone or to Nitrate reduction was negative, urease test decreased hardiness of the temperature- was positive. In antimycotic sensitivity was sensitive phenotype. One non positive with ampho-B, fluconazole, immunocompromised patient had clinical voriconazole and nystatin. failure with fluconazole but cleared fungemia with amphotericin B and catheter Rhodotorula mucilaginosa have been removal. One patient cleared fungemia with isolated from sputum, urine and blood, two doses of amphotericin B alone. Clinical either in terminal stages of a debilitating data include previous reports of successful disease such as carcinoma, or at autopsy therapies for Rhodotorula BSIs, including from heart blood and from various organs. recovery of neutropenia catheter removal Species of Rhodotorulla, Torulopsis and amphotericin B or combinations thereof. many other yeasts have been isolated from The largest reported series of Rhodotorula bovine mastitis. Recovery of this organism fungemia demonstrated favorable outcomes from clinical sample is generally of in all patients with either catheter removal or academic interest only because rare amphotericin B treatment. Rhodotorula infections caused by this yeast have been species have emerged as human pathogens reported. There have been reports of skin due to immunosuppression and foreign-body infections in chickens and sea animals and technology. lung infections and otitis in sheep and cattle. Rhodotorula infections occur among The pathogenesis of infection due to patients with immunosuppression and/or Rhodotorula species has not been studied. central venous catheters. Rhodotorula As mentioned previously, in almost all cases species have emerged as human pathogens there is underlying immunosuppression due to immunosuppression and foreign-body and/or the presence of a foreign body. The technology. low pathogenicity of Rhodotorula spp. is probably related to its reduced ability to Forty-three cases of Rhodotorula grow at 37°C. bloodstream infections (BSIs) were reported between 1960 and 2000. Risk factors Immunocompromised individuals form few include central venous catheters (CVCs) and epithelioid cells or multinucleated giant cells malignancies Lack of standardization for thereby promoting yeast growth (Espinel- susceptibility testing and a paucity of cases Ingroff, 1998). It has been demonstrated that hamper treatment recommendations. A Rhodotorula species are able to form standardized method for antifungal biofilms which could play a role in the susceptibility testing of yeasts (Candida and pathogenesis of infections caused by these Cryptococcus species) has been defined by species (Barry et al., 2000). the NCCLS (NCCLS, 1997; Espinel-Ingroff, 1998; Barry et al., 2000). Rhodotorula According to one study, R.minuta and R. species, like Cryptococcus species, are mucilaginosa are able to produce more hetero basidiomycetes and thus might be biofilm than R. glutinis. It can be speculated reliably tested by this protocol. Treatment of that invasive