Acute invasive sinusitis due to Trichoderma longibrachiatum in a liver and small bowel transplant recipient.
We describe a case of acute invasive sinusitis due to an unusual moniliaceous fungus, Trichoderma longibrachiatum Rifai 1969 (a member of the class Hyphomycetes), in a small bowel and liver transplant recipient treated with tacrolimus (FK-506) and prednisone. The patient was successfully treated with surgical debridements and amphotericin B followed by oral itraconazole.
Furukawa
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Department of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
Kusne
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Sutton
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Manez
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Carrau
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Nichols
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Abu-Elmagd
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Skedros
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Todo
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Rinaldi
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000637:transplantation*; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D014242:Trichoderma / Q000302:isolation & purification*