Cerebral Pseudallescheria mycosis after near-drowning.
Scedosporium apiospermum, an anamorph of Pseudallescheria boydii, is a hyalohyphomycete which can be mistaken, histologically, for Aspergillus. S. apiospermum is clinically distinguished by resistance to most antifungals and its ability to cause invasive mycoses in immunocompetent patients. Here we present a typical case of lethal cerebral Pseudallescheria mycosis in a child after near-drowning.
Rüchel
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Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Göttingen, Germany.
Wilichowski
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015701:Near Drowning; D011541:Pseudallescheria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012151:Resuscitation
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D015725:Fluconazole; D005437:Flucytosine