Kneiffiella palmae: A non- Aspergillus fungal infection isolated from a pulmonary nodule in a child with chronic granulomatous disease.

We report the first known human case of in the medical literature. was isolated from a pulmonary nodule in a 7-year-old male with chronic granulomatous disease. The mold was identified as at a national reference laboratory, where 17 other human respiratory samples tested positive for from 2013 to 2021. Optimal antimicrobial treatment is unknown, but azoles and amphotericin B demonstrated activity against each tested isolate.