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Exophiala xenobiotica , a fungus belonging to the genus Exophiala, is a relatively rare species that infects human skin and soft tissues. Pneumonia caused by E. xenobiotica is extremely rare. In this paper, we report a case of a 60-year-old man who presented with severe pneumonia caused by E. xenobiotica , which was rapidly diagnosed clinically with the assistance of mNGS and treated with systemic voriconazole and glucocorticoid with good results.
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