title: Schizophyllum commune-induced allergic fungal rhinosinusitis and sinobronchial mycosis.
abstract: We present 32- and 38-year-old males with Schizophyllum commune-induced allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS). S. commune-induced AFRS was diagnosed by clinical and radiographic findings, positive specific IgE antibodies against S. commune as measured by the ImmunoCAP system, and sequencing analysis of the fungus. Our two cases with S. commune-induced AFRS for the first time showed evidence for type 1 hypersensitivity to S. commune as determined by using specific IgE antibodies against S. commune, and the fungus was identified by sequence analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Public Central Hospital of Matto Ishikawa, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsukatani
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Ishikawa-ken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Haruhiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatomycology (Novartis Pharma), Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazushi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anzawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Public Central Hospital of Matto Ishikawa, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Public Central Hospital of Matto Ishikawa, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Space and Environmental Medicine, Teikyo University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Makimura
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomokazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshizaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Public Central Hospital of Matto Ishikawa, Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Norishi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ueda
keywords: Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis; Bronchial asthma; Schizophyllum commune; Sinobronchial allergic mycosis