A Case of Disseminated Scedosporium apiospermum Infection in a Liver Transplant Patient / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
; : 290-295, 2006.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Sedosporium apiospermum is a saprophytic fungus commonly found in soil and polluted water. This organism is known as a cause of mycetoma, which may occur in immunocompetent hosts following trauma. However, in immunocompromised patients, S. apiospermum can also cause life-threatening invasive disease, including central nervous system infection or disseminated infection. We report a fatal case of disseminated S. apiospermum infection in a 46-year-old woman after liver transplantation. Eight days postoperatively, she developed pneumonia, followed by altered mentality in the 15 days. A head CT demonstrated multiple brain abscesses. Sputum and stereotactic-aspirated brain abscess culture yielded S. apiospermum. Despite treatment with voriconazole, the patient died of intracranial hemorrhage.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Soil
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Sputum
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Brain Abscess
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Central Nervous System Infections
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Liver Transplantation
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Immunocompromised Host
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Intracranial Hemorrhages
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Scedosporium
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Fungi
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article