title: Pulmonary nodules caused by Schizophyllum commune after cardiac transplantation.
abstract: The incidence of pulmonary nodules after cardiac transplantation is not uncommon, and prompt diagnostic procedures are necessary to minimize disease-related morbidity and mortality. We report a 56-year-old woman who was found to have bilateral pulmonary nodules four months after cardiac transplantation. The microorganism was identified with a molecular diagnostic method as Schizophyllum commune, which had not been reported in English literature as a pathogen inducing pulmonary nodules after transplantation. She remained asymptomatic during the therapeutic period and the pulmonary nodules resolved six months later.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jun-Neng
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Roan
authors.forename: Hsin-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Hung-Wen
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Chi-Jung
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Chih-Hsin
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Shien-Yin
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yu-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Tsung-Chain
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012567:Schizophyllum / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D015725:Fluconazole