Respiratory tract intracavitary colonization due to Scedosporium apiospermum: report of four cases

Authors

  • Luiz Carlos Severo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Flávio de Mattos Oliveira Complexo Hospitalar; Laboratório de Micologia Clínica
  • Klaus Irion Complexo Hospitalar; Pavilhão Pereira Filho, Santa Casa

Keywords:

Scedosporium apiospermum, Scedosporiosis, Pseudallescheria boydii, Pseudallescheriosis, Respiratory intracavitary colonization, Fungus ball

Abstract

Four cases of respiratory tract intracavitary colonization (fungus ball) due to Scedosporium apiospermum (teleomorph, Pseudallescheria boydii) are reported. The need for a careful search for anneloconidia, in order to establish the etiologic diagnosis in the clinical specimen by microscopy, is emphasized.

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Published

2004-02-01

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 1 (2004)

Section

Case Report

How to Cite

Severo, L. C., Oliveira, F. de M., & Irion, K. (2004). Respiratory tract intracavitary colonization due to Scedosporium apiospermum: report of four cases . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 46(1), 43-46. https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/30780