| RRC ID |
32695
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| Author |
Koga T, Kitajima T, Tanaka R, Hirokawa M, Ichiki M, Rikimaru T, Aizawa H.
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| Title |
Chronic pulmonary scedosporiosis simulating aspergillosis.
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| Journal |
Respirology
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| Abstract |
Scedosporium apiospermum, a ubiquitously distributed saprophyte, is emerging as an important pathogen in immunocompromised patients. We describe a 72-year-old patient with chronic S. apiospermum infection of the lung simulating aspergilloma. His medical history was unremarkable except that he had undergone partial lung resection as a treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis several decades previously. He had no underlying immunosuppressive conditions. This patient illustrates that pulmonary scedosporiosis is not confined to immunocompromised patients and that the clinical presentation may be indistinguishable from that of aspergilloma.
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| Volume |
10(5)
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| Pages |
682-4
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| Published |
2005-11-1
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| DOI |
10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00769.x
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| PII |
RES769
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| PMID |
16268926
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| MeSH |
Aged
Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis*
Lung Diseases, Fungal / pathology
Male
Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
Opportunistic Infections / microbiology
Opportunistic Infections / pathology
Scedosporium* / isolation & purification
Tuberculosis / surgery
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| IF |
4.88
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| Times Cited |
18
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WOS Category
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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| Resource |
| Pathogenic microorganisms |
IFM 49204 |
