A Case of Scedosporium Apiospermum Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Patient.
- Author:
Yu Jin KIM
1
;
Sei Hyun KIM
;
Sung Hwan JEONG
;
Soon Ho PARK
;
Yiel Hea SEO
;
Sun Young KYUNG
Author Information
1. Division of Pulmonology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea. light@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Scedosporium apiospermum;
Fungal infection;
Pneumonia
- MeSH:
Aged;
Female;
Fungi;
Hematologic Neoplasms;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Near Drowning;
Organ Transplantation;
Pneumonia;
Pseudallescheria;
Scedosporium;
Transplants
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2011;81(5):647-651
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Scedosporium apiospermum, an asexual form of Pseudallescheria boydii, is a saprophytic mold with a worldwide distribution. It may cause severe pulmonary or disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients who have undergone organ transplantation, have hematological malignancies, or have received corticosteroid therapy. However, in immunocompetent patients, it usually produces localized infection and has been reported to cause pneumonia after near-drowning in polluted water. We present here the case of an immunocompetent 72-year-old woman with pneumonia caused by S. apiospermum.
