title: Invasive infection in a young immunocompetent soldier caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum.
abstract: Scytalidium dimidiatum is mainly responsible for human skin and nail infections but the mould has also been reported for invasive infections in immunocompromised individuals. We report a young immunocompetent individual diagnosed with invasive non-traumatic Scytalidium dimidiatum infection involving the left orbital cavity and maxillary sinus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi. maahin1@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Aamer
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ikram
authors.forename: Wajid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: M Luqman
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Satti
authors.forename: M Amin
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wiqar
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B