Invasive Exserohilum sinusitis in a patient with aplastic anemia.
A case of acute, invasive, sinusitis caused by the dematiaceous mold Exserohilum rostratum is presented. Herein we examine the subtypes of fungal sinusitis and briefly discuss some characteristics, pathologic and microbiologic differential diagnoses and management strategies of Exserohilum sinus infection in an immunocompromised patient.
Lasala
P Rocco
PR
Department of Pathology and the Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
Smith
Michael B
MB
McGinnis
Michael R
MR
Sackey
Kwesi
K
Patel
Janak A
JA
Qiu
Suimin
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications*; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology