Lymphadenitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in an immunocompetent patient.
A case of lymphadenitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in a 25-year-old immunocompetent woman had been misdiagnosed as tuberculous lymphadenitis. Clinical response to itraconazole therapy was obtained in 6 months; to our knowledge, this is the first report of lymphadenitis caused by S. apiospermum in humans.
Kiraz
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Department of Microbiology, Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskisehir, Turkey. nkiraz@ogu.edu.tr
Gülbas
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Akgün
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Uzun
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D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D021681:Scedosporium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole