title: Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae from India.
abstract: We report here a case of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae. This fungus was never previously been isolated from any case with fungal rhinosinusitis. The identification of this agent was confirmed by comparing the nucleotide sequence of the ITS region of ribosomal DNA with that in the GenBank DNA database. Identification of N. hiratsukae on the basis of colony morphology and microscopic feature may be difficult due to similarities with a few Aspergillus species. Scanning electron microscopy or DNA sequence analysis is essential for the accurate identification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Shivaprakash
authors.forename: Neha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Abhisekh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baghela
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Arunaloke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D055326:Neosartorya / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S / Q000235:genetics; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D012340:RNA, Ribosomal, 5.8S