title: Respiratory tract intracavitary colonization due to Scedosporium apiospermum: report of four cases.
abstract: Four cases of respiratory tract intracavitary colonization (fungus ball) due to Scedosporium apiospermum (teleomorph, Pseudallescheria boydii) are reported. The need for a careful search for anneloconidia, in order to establish the etiologic diagnosis in the clinical specimen by microscopy, is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. severo@santacasa.tche.br
authors.forename: Luiz Carlos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Severo
authors.forename: Flávio de Mattos
authors.initials: Fde M
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Irion
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D021681:Scedosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification*