A pulmonary infection caused by Coprinus cinereus (Hormographiella aspergillata) diagnosed after a neutropenic episode.
In a patient treated for a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a lung abscess caused by Hormographiella aspergillata (stat. anamorph. Coprinus cinereus) was diagnosed using an ultrasound-guided puncture of the lesion. The patient appeared to respond to amphotericin B, but at the same time was also recovering from her neutropenic episode. The extent to which each of these two factors explains the complete resolution of the infection is unclear. Expert classical morphological examination and molecular typing methods were needed to identify this filamentous basidiomycetous fungus.
Surmont
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Department of Microbiology, Heilig Hartziekenhuis, Roeselare, Belgium. i.surmont@hhr.be
Van Aelst
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Verbanck
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De Hoog
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D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003302:Coprinus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B