Respiratory tract intracavitary colonization due to Scedosporium apiospermum: report of four cases

Four cases of respiratory tract intracavitary colonization (fungus ball) due to Scedosporium apiospermum (teleomorph, Pseudallescheria boydii) are reported. The need for a careful search for anneloconidia, in order to establish the etiologic diagnosis in the clinical specimen by microscopy, is empha...

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Main Authors: Luiz Carlos Severo, Flávio de Mattos Oliveira, Klaus Irion
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2004
Subjects:
Scedosporium apiospermum
Scedosporiosis
Pseudallescheria boydii
Pseudallescheriosis
Respiratory intracavitary colonization
Fungus ball
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/1ecb14366d9b4b9f88f0999c2f4edcd0
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Summary:Four cases of respiratory tract intracavitary colonization (fungus ball) due to Scedosporium apiospermum (teleomorph, Pseudallescheria boydii) are reported. The need for a careful search for anneloconidia, in order to establish the etiologic diagnosis in the clinical specimen by microscopy, is emphasized.

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