title: Scopulariopsis: an invasive nasal infection.
abstract: Scopulariopsis, a soil saprophyte, rarely produces disease and has not been reported to cause invasive nasal destruction in a nonimmunocompromised host. We report the first case of Scopulariopsis in the otolaryngology literature. Prompt surgical debridement is required and usually adequate. Disagreement exists on the use of antifungals as an effective treatment. A case of invasive Scopulariopsis involving the nasal septum of a 72-year-old man is detailed, and successful treatment consisted of local debridement without antifungal drugs. His diagnosis, clinical course, and outcome illustrates the expanding differential diagnosis faced by the otolaryngologist in patients with nasal disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Jabor
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Greer
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Amedee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003646:Debridement; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012988:Soil Microbiology