No abstract available.
Cellulitis* ; Scedosporium*

No abstract available.
Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; Humans ; Scedosporium ; Skin

We have submitted and published the above paper in Infection and Chemotherapy this October 2006. After the publication, we noticed that identical case was already reported in other journal (The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2005;25(6):421-424). We hereby regret to have to retract the paper.
Drug Therapy* ; Humans ; Liver* ; Publications ; Scedosporium*

No abstract available.
Humans ; Intracranial Aneurysm* ; Multiple Sclerosis* ; Scedosporium*

We have submitted and published the above paper in Infection and Chemotherapy this October 2006. After the publication, we noticed that identical case was already reported in other journal (The Korean Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2005;25(6):421-424). We hereby regret to have to retract the paper.
Drug Therapy* ; Humans ; Liver* ; Publications ; Scedosporium*

We report a case of pulmonary fungal ball of Pseudallescheria boydii (Scedosporium apiospermum, the anamorph) and the result of LSU rDNA D2 region sequencing of the clinical isolate. An immunocompetent 58-year-old female suffered 2-year history of hemoptysis. Her symptom persisted despite the administration of oral itraconazole, even though the clinical, radiological, and histological findings suggested Aspergilloma. In the fungal culture, the typical morphology of S. apiospermum was observed. Even though the sequencing using LSU rDNA D2 region identified the organism as Pseudallescheria ellipsoidea, one of the P. boydii complex, the further investigation of ours suggested that the species in P. boydii complex could not be differentiated from each other by the sequencing of LSU rDNA D2 region.
DNA, Ribosomal ; Female ; Hemoptysis ; Humans ; Itraconazole ; Middle Aged ; Pseudallescheria ; Scedosporium

Scedosporium apiospermum is the asexual stage of Pseudallescheria boydii that is ubiquitous in nature. The localized cutaneous abscess due to S. apiospermum is rare and it is usually originated from the traumatic inoculation of fungal elements. We report a case of cutaneous abscess caused by S. apiospermum. A 67-year-old woman presented with one-year history of subcutaneous nodules on the left forearm, which had been misdiagnosed as cutaneous tuberculosis. Cultural isolation for definitive diagnosis showed typical S. apiospermum.
Abscess* ; Aged ; Diagnosis ; Female ; Forearm ; Humans ; Pseudallescheria ; Scedosporium* ; Tuberculosis, Cutaneous

Scedosporium prolificans is a fungus that can be found in soil or polluted water. It is mandatory to evaluate Scedosporium prolificans infection in case of injury by soil- contaminated materials. Musculoskeletal infections by Scedosporium prolificans are extremely rare and the clinical manifestations are similar to other bacterial infections. So it is difficult to detect Scedosporium prolificans infection. We report a neglected case with bone and joint infection by Scedosporium prolificans after joint laceration with a broken piece of flowerpot in a 10-year-old boy.
Bacterial Infections ; Child ; Fungi ; Humans ; Joints ; Lacerations* ; Male ; Scedosporium* ; Soil

Scedosporium(S.) apiospermum has been isolated from polluted water, soil, sewage and potted plants in a hospital with low virulence. The localized skin infection due to S. apiospermum is rare and usually results from traumatic implantation of contaminated material due to a penetrating injury. We report a case of skin infection due to S. apiospermum in a 78-year-old female. She had multiple nodules, pustules and exudative ulcerative lesions at the right forearm. Cultured isolation for definitive diagnosis showed typical S. apiospermum. Treatment was started with itraconazole effectively, but skin lesions were recurred after 4 months, and then cured with voriconazole with no recurrence.
Aged ; Female ; Forearm ; Humans ; Itraconazole ; Pyrimidines ; Recurrence ; Scedosporium ; Sewage ; Skin ; Soil ; Triazoles ; Ulcer

Scedosporium(S) apiospermum is the asexual stage of Pseudallescheria boydii. The organism has been isolated from polluted water, soil, sewage and potted plants in a hospital with low virulence. This ubiquitous fungus causes not only mycetoma, but also infections of variety of body sites including the skin. Localized skin infection without grain production due to this organism is much rarer than mycetoma. Infection may occur via direct inoculation and usually affects the extremities. We report a case of localized cutaneous infection due to S. apiospermum which occurred in a 79-year old female. She presented multiple erythematous papulopustules on the right wrist. Culture isolation for definitive diagnosis showed S. apiospermum. The patient was treated successfully with oral itraconazole 200 mg daily for 4 weeks.
Edible Grain ; Extremities ; Female ; Fungi ; Humans ; Itraconazole ; Mycetoma ; Pseudallescheria ; Scedosporium ; Sewage ; Skin ; Soil ; Wrist