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Ocular scedosporiosis: A case series [PDF]

American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Purpose: To report five cases of ocular scedosporiosis with associated predisposing factors, treatment courses, and clinical outcomes. Observation: This case series consists of 5 patients diagnosed with ocular scedosporiosis. Two patients were female and
Marcus L. Turner, Minh Nguyen, Julie Schallhorn, Gerami D. Seitzman   +3 more
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Pulmonary scedosporiosis in an intractable immunocompetent host: A case report and literature review [PDF]

The Clinical Respiratory Journal
Pulmonary scedosporiosis is a rare pulmonary infection that often presents with nonspecific symptoms and radiological findings. In this report, we present a case of localized pulmonary scedosporiosis in an immunocompetent patient and analyze a total of ...
Hong Yu Liang, Chun Hua Han, Wen Juan Xu, Jian Sun, Qiang Wang   +4 more
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Successful Treatment of Pulmonary Scedosporiosis With Voriconazole and Lobectomy in a Patient With Interstitial Pneumonia [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
This is a rare case of fungal infection, with Scedosporium apiospermum, which was correctly diagnosed and treated successfully with anti‐fungal therapy and surgical section.
Takahiro Masuda, Ayako Yoshiyama, Sayaka Fujimoto, Yuya Furukawa, Hiroko Jinno, Soichiro Yoshimura, Masatsugu Yamamoto, Kimihide Tada   +7 more
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Exploring the Siderophore Portfolio for Mass Spectrometry-Based Diagnosis of Scedosporiosis and Lomentosporiosis [PDF]

ACS Omega
Scedosporium apiospermum and Lomentospora prolificans secrete siderophores (iron scavengers) during hyphal proliferation. Siderophores are virulence factors and potential clinical biomarkers of invasive scedosporiosis and lomentosporiosis.
Jiří Houšt’, Andrea Palyzová, Tomáš Pluháček, Jiří Novák, Helena Marešová, Petr Hubáček, Radim Dobiáš, David A. Stevens, Hélène Guegan, Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Vladimír Havlíček   +10 more
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Performance of the beta-glucan test for the diagnosis of invasive fusariosis and scedosporiosis: a meta-analysis. [PDF]

Med Mycol, 2023
The (1→3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) is a component of the fungal cell wall that can be detected in serum and used as an adjunctive tool for the diagnosis of invasive mold infections (IMI) in patients with hematologic cancer or other immunosuppressive conditions ...
Lamoth F, Nucci M, Fernandez-Cruz A, Azoulay E, Lanternier F, Bremerich J, Einsele H, Johnson E, Lehrnbecher T, Mercier T, Porto L, Verweij PE, White L, Maertens J, Alanio A, 9th European Conference on Infections in Leukemia (ECIL-9) .   +15 more
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Case review of ocular scedosporiosis

CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2021
Fungal keratitis is one of the leading cause of corneal blindness especially in developing countries like India. It requires prompt diagnosis and vigorous management as early as possible.
Alok Agrawal, Mainak Raychaudhuri
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Redo bilateral lung transplantation in a previous heart-lung transplant recipient for invasive pulmonary scedosporiosis [PDF]

JHLT Open
Redo-bilateral lung transplant in previous heart-lung transplant is a rare operation. We describe our surgical and medical management experience with a heart-lung transplant recipient who developed chronic lung allograft dysfunction and invasive ...
Akshay Chauhan, MBBS, Nischal Ranganath, MD, PhD, John P. Scott, MD, Paschalis Vergidis, MD, Anja C. Roden, MD, Philip J. Spencer, MD, Mauricio A. Villavicencio, MD, Richard C. Daly, MD, Sahar A. Saddoughi, MD, PhD   +8 more
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Rapid Diagnosis of Central Nervous System Scedosporiosis by Specific Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Applied to Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissue [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2021
Scedosporium (S.) apiospermum is a typical mold causing cerebral abscesses, often after near-drowning. Infections are associated with high morbidity and mortality due to diagnostic challenges including the need for prolonged incubation of cultures.
Robert J. Lauerer, Emely Rosenow, Rudi Beschorner, Johann-Martin Hempel, Georgios Naros, Anna Hofmann, Katharina Berger, Jennifer Sartor-Pfeiffer, Annerose Mengel, Ulf Ziemann, Volker Rickerts, Katharina Feil   +11 more
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Recurrent Scedosporium apiospermum Cutaneous Infection in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Potent Role of IL-6 Signaling Pathway Blockade: A Case-Based Review [PDF]

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients deal with a higher risk of bacterial and fungal infections compared to the general population because of their dysregulated immune system as well as the immunosuppressive therapy they usually receive.
Antigone Pieta, Aliki I. Venetsanopoulou, Christos Kittas, Eirini Christaki, Paraskevi V. Voulgari   +4 more
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EQUAL Score Scedosporiosis/Lomentosporiosis 2021: a European Confederation of Medical Mycology (ECMM) tool to quantify guideline adherence. [PDF]

J Antimicrob Chemother, 2021
Background Invasive scedosporiosis and lomentosporiosis are life-threatening fungal infections in immunocompromised patients with complex diagnostic and treatment patterns.
Stemler J, Lackner M, Chen SC, Hoenigl M, Cornely OA.   +4 more
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