Disseminated Scedosporium apiospermum Infection Induced from Aspiration Pneumonia after Near-Drowning / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 298-302, 2010.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-146747
ABSTRACT
Scedosporium apiospermum, the anamorph of Pseudallescheria boydii, is a ubiquitous saprophytic fungus. S. apiospermum can cause life-threatening infections usually in immunocompromised patients or after near-drowning incidents. Here, we report the first case of disseminated infection caused by S. apiospermum after near-drowning in Korea. A 44-year-old healthy man developed aspiration pneumonia, followed by multiple brain abscesses, and endopthalmitis, after a near-drowning incident in a septic tank. S. apiospermum infection was diagnosed on the 33rd day after the incident had occurred. The patient died from the progressive renal failure 255 days after incident, although he had been treated with voriconazole.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Aspiration
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Pyrimidines
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Triazoles
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Brain Abscess
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Pseudallescheria
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Near Drowning
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Immunocompromised Host
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Scedosporium
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Renal Insufficiency
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Fungi
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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