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.
Department of Microbiology, Manipal Super Speciality Hospitals, Near Varadhi, Tadepalli, Vijayawada, India. siriandsunil@yahoo.co.in
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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