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Experimental models of disseminated scedosporiosis with cerebral involvement [PDF]

The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 2013
Scedosporium apiospermum is a soil fungus which can cause severe and often fatal cerebral infections in both immunocompetent patients in the event of near drowning and immunosuppressed patients such as lung transplant recipients.
B. Diquet, B. Lelièvre, C. Godon, F. Franconi, J.P. Bouchara, J.P. Saint-André, P. Legras   +6 more
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PULMONARY SCEDOSPORIOSIS

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1998
A case of a solitary pulmonary nodule due to Scedosporium apiospermum (Pseudallescheria boydii) is related. A review of the pertinent literature was done and, in addition, similar lesions caused by other opportunistic fungi are commented.
SEVERO Luiz Carlos, PORTO Nelson da Silva, LONDERO Alberto Thomaz   +2 more
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Subcutaneous scedosporiosis with dissemination

Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2019
Disseminated infection with Scedosporium apiospermum is an emerging opportunistic infection in immunocompromised individuals. A 41-year-old male farmer presented with a diffuse swelling in the right foot with discharge of whitish material from the ...
C Chandrakala, Gurusami Karuvelan Tharini   +1 more
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Deciphering Unexpected Vascular Locations of Scedosporium spp. and Lomentospora prolificans Fungal Infections, France [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Scedosporium spp. and Lomentospora prolificans are emerging non-Aspergillus filamentous fungi. The Scedosporiosis/lomentosporiosis Observational Study we previously conducted reported frequent fungal vascular involvement, including aortitis and ...
Carole Vignals, Joseph Emmerich, Hugues Begueret, Dea Garcia-Hermoso, Guillaume Martin-Blondel, Adela Angoulvant, Damien Blez, Patrick Bruneval, Sophie Cassaing, Emilie Catherinot, Pierre Cahen, Cécile Moluçon-Chabrot, Carole Chevenet, Laurence Delhaes, Lélia Escaut, Marie Faruch, Frédéric Grenouillet, Fabrice Larosa, Lucie Limousin, Elisabeth Longchampt, François Mellot, Céline Nourrisson, Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux, Olivier Lortholary, Antoine Roux, Laura Rozenblum, Mathilde Puges, Fanny Lanternier, Didier Bronnimann   +28 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
europepmc   +3 more sources

Pulmonary scedosporiosis in a patient with acute hematopoietic failure: Diagnosis aided by next-generation sequencing

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
We report the first case of pulmonary scedosporiosis detected by next-generation sequencing (NGS) from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in a 67-year-old male with bronchiectasis and hematopoietic failure.
Wei Xiao, Pan Han, Zhijun Xu, Man Huang
doaj   +3 more sources

Scedosporium apiospermum EUMYCETOMA SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH ORAL VORICONAZOLE: REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE BRAZILIAN REPORTS ON SCEDOSPORIOSIS [PDF]

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2013
We describe a case of white-grain eumycetoma caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in an immunocompetent host that was successfully treated with oral voriconazole, and we review the Brazilian reports on scedosporiosis.
Flávio de Mattos Oliveira, Gisela Unis, Bruno Hochhegger, Luiz Carlos Severo   +3 more
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Fatal pulmonary Scedosporium aurantiacum infection in a patient after near-drowning: A case report [PDF]

Current Medical Mycology, 2021
Background and Purpose: Scedosporium spp. is a saprophytic fungus that may cause invasive pulmonary infection due to the aspiration of contaminated water in both immunosuppressed and immunocompetent hosts.Case report: Herein, we report a fatal case of ...
Roya Ghasemian, Azadeh Bandegani, Firoozeh Kermani, Leila Faeli, Behrad Roohi, Elham Yosefi Abdolmaleki, Mohammad T. Hedayati, Emmanuel Roilides, Tahereh Shokohi   +8 more
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Fusarium species,Scedosporium species, and Lomentospora prolificans: A systematic review to inform the World Health Organization priority list of fungal pathogens. [PDF]

Med Mycol
Recognizing the growing global burden of fungal infections, the World Health Organization established a process to develop a priority list of fungal pathogens (FPPL).
Marinelli T, Kim HY, Halliday CL, Garnham K, Bupha-Intr O, Dao A, Morris AJ, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Colombo A, Rickerts V, Perfect J, Denning DW, Nucci M, Hamers RL, Cassini A, Oladele R, Sorrell TC, Ramon-Pardo P, Fusire T, Chiller TM, Wahyuningsih R, Forastiero A, Al-Nuseirat A, Beyer P, Gigante V, Beardsley J, Sati H, Alffenaar JW, Morrissey CO.   +28 more
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Ocular scedosporiosis in an immunocompetent host

CHRISMED Journal of Health and Research, 2020
Scedosporium apiospermum infection in humans is rare. Fungal keratitis is the most common manifestation of S. apiospermum infection in immunocompetent individuals. S. apiospermum is a filamentous fungus found in soil and polluted water.
Ashish Bajaj, Bibhabati Mishra, Archana Thakur, Poonam Sood Loomba, Abha Sharma   +4 more
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