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The Journal of the Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology |
Biblioraphy Information
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[Vol.14 No.4 contents] Japanese / English |
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| ArticleTitle | A Case of Scedosporium apiospermum Infection Presenting as Pulmonary Abscess and Multiple Brain Abscesses |
| Language | J |
| AuthorList | Yumiko Kimura1), Wakana Saitoh2), Kenji Kawakami3), Hidenori Matsuo4), Katsutarou Nishimoto5) |
| Affiliation |
1) Department of Clinical Laboratory, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center of Neurology 2) Department of Respiratory Disease, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Hospital 3) Department of Respiratory Disease, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center of Neurology 4) Division of Clinical Research, National Hospital Organization Nagasaki Medical Center of Neurology 5) Department of Dermatology, Japan Seafarers Relief Association Nagasaki Hospital |
| Publication | J.J.C.M.: 14 (4), 223-227, 2004 |
| Received | July 14, 2004 |
| Accepted | October 12, 2004 |
| Abstract | We report a case of cerebral and pulmonary abscess caused by Scedosporium apiospermum, a member of emerging pathogens. A 82-year-old female, suffering from interstitial pneumonitis and on corticosteroid therapy, was hospitalized for general malaise and increasing chest shadow with cavity formation. Multiple brain abscesses proved by cerebral MRI, and mycosis was strongly suggested by serological test. We treated the patient with antifungal drugs but she died due to subarachnoidal hemorrhage. Necropsy revealed lung abscess and multiple brain abscesses, and from both of which S. apiospermum was isolated. This was a rare case of cerebral and pulmonary infection of S. apiospermum in Japan. |
| Keywords | Scedosporium apiospermum, Aspergillus |
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