title: Successful eradication of invasive Scopulariopsis brumptii in a liver transplant recipient.
abstract: Ten months after orthotopic liver transplant, a 53-year-old male patient developed cough and fever. Imaging revealed diffuse ground-glass opacities involving all lobes, and subsequent bronchoscopic washings revealed Scopulariopsis brumptii infection. The patient initially had significant clinical deterioration requiring intubation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. However, combination antifungal therapy, including posaconazole and terbinafine, eventually proved successful in eradicating the infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pate
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine-Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hemmige
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine-Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Woc-Colburn
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine-Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Restrepo
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D060645:Scopulariopsis / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents
keywords: Scopulariopsis brumptii; invasive fungal infection; liver transplant