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Scedosporium apiospermum Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host
Invasive fungal infections are being increasingly identified recently. Scedosporium is a significant cause of non-Aspergillus mold infection. It can cause disseminated disease in an immunocompromised host and localized pulmonary infection in immunocompetent ones, especially in those with preformed l...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8416566/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513465 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16891 |
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author | Mir, Wasey Ali Yadullahi Shrestha, Dhan B Khan Suheb, Mahammed Z Reddy, Shravani Gaire, Suman |
author_facet | Mir, Wasey Ali Yadullahi Shrestha, Dhan B Khan Suheb, Mahammed Z Reddy, Shravani Gaire, Suman |
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description | Invasive fungal infections are being increasingly identified recently. Scedosporium is a significant cause of non-Aspergillus mold infection. It can cause disseminated disease in an immunocompromised host and localized pulmonary infection in immunocompetent ones, especially in those with preformed lung cavities. We present a case of scedosporiosis in an elderly female with bronchiectasis who presented with refractory pulmonary symptoms and infiltrates. The case emphasizes the need to keep the fungal infection in the differential diagnosis of refractory infiltrates in immunocompetent individuals without preformed cavities if they have bronchiectasis. Voriconazole monotherapy can be used as the first-line in proven cases of scedosporiosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-84165662021-09-10 Scedosporium apiospermum Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host Mir, Wasey Ali Yadullahi Shrestha, Dhan B Khan Suheb, Mahammed Z Reddy, Shravani Gaire, Suman Cureus Internal Medicine Invasive fungal infections are being increasingly identified recently. Scedosporium is a significant cause of non-Aspergillus mold infection. It can cause disseminated disease in an immunocompromised host and localized pulmonary infection in immunocompetent ones, especially in those with preformed lung cavities. We present a case of scedosporiosis in an elderly female with bronchiectasis who presented with refractory pulmonary symptoms and infiltrates. The case emphasizes the need to keep the fungal infection in the differential diagnosis of refractory infiltrates in immunocompetent individuals without preformed cavities if they have bronchiectasis. Voriconazole monotherapy can be used as the first-line in proven cases of scedosporiosis. Cureus 2021-08-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8416566/ /pubmed/34513465 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16891 Text en Copyright © 2021, Mir et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Internal Medicine Mir, Wasey Ali Yadullahi Shrestha, Dhan B Khan Suheb, Mahammed Z Reddy, Shravani Gaire, Suman Scedosporium apiospermum Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host |
title | Scedosporium apiospermum Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host |
title_full | Scedosporium apiospermum Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host |
title_fullStr | Scedosporium apiospermum Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host |
title_full_unstemmed | Scedosporium apiospermum Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host |
title_short | Scedosporium apiospermum Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Host |
title_sort | scedosporium apiospermum pneumonia in an immunocompetent host |
topic | Internal Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8416566/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513465 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16891 |
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