Scedosporium apiospermum mediastinitis in an orthotopic heart transplant recipient.
IJID Reg
; 5: 117-120, 2022 Dec.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36277499
ABSTRACT
Scedosporiosis is an opportunistic mycosis that may cause disseminated disease in transplant recipients. This article reports a case of recurrent Scedosporium apiospermum mediastinitis without pneumonia in an orthotopic heart transplant recipient, with durable control achieved by long-term antifungal therapy and serial debridement. This case highlights the importance of an opportunistic scedosporium infection in immunocompromised hosts, given the challenges in microbiological identification and limited treatment options.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Prognostic_studies
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En
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IJID Reg
Year:
2022
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Article
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