A fatal invasive Scedosporium apiospermum pulmonary infection in an adult patient with malignant lung adenocarcinoma | Zendy

Hafıze Sav | Zendy; Rabiye Altınbaş | Zendy; Zehra Beştepe Dursun | Zendy

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A fatal invasive Scedosporium apiospermum pulmonary infection in an adult patient with malignant lung adenocarcinoma

Author(s) -

Hafıze Sav,

Rabiye Altınbaş,

Zehra Beştepe Dursun

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

current medical mycology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.369

H-Index - 6

eISSN - 2423-3439

pISSN - 2423-3420

DOI - 10.18502/cmm.6.3.3982

Subject(s) - scedosporium apiospermum , voriconazole , posaconazole , caspofungin , medicine , echinocandin , broth microdilution , amphotericin b , minimum inhibitory concentration , antifungal , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , dermatology , antibiotics , fluconazole

Scedosporium apiospermum complex as a ubiquitous environmental mold is increasingly reported to cause an invasive fungal infection in immunosuppressive hosts. Herein, we present the case of an immunosuppressive 54 - year-old man who developed S. apiospermum complex lung infection and pulmonary adenocarcinoma.

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