Open AccessScedosporium apiospermum, an emerging pathogen in India: Case series and review of literature
Author(s) -
Dabet Rynga,
Malini R. Capoor,
Swati Varshney,
Mayuresh Naik,
Vijay Gupta
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_742_16
Subject(s) - scedosporium apiospermum , opportunistic pathogen , pathogen , fungal pathogen , medicine , dermatology , biology , antifungal , voriconazole , immunology , biochemistry , virulence , gene
Scedosporium apiospermum is a rare cause of infection but is increasingly being reported among immunocompromised individuals around the world. We report two cases of S. apiospermum, one of keratitis and the other of nasal polyp both from immunocompetent patients. The two cases were successfully treated with voriconazole. It is important to diagnose such infections as their antifungal susceptibility to amphotericin B is variable.