Thyroid abscess due to Scedosporium apiospermum.
We report a case of thyroid abscess caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in a patient with cirrhosis of liver and autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. To date, there are no reports of isolation of this fungus from thyroid abscess.
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Department of Microbiology, Manipal Super Speciality Hospitals, Near Varadhi, Tadepalli, Vijayawada, India. siriandsunil@yahoo.co.in
Manoj Kumar
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D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D021681:Scedosporium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology