[Scedosporium apiospermum rhinosinusal infection in an immunocompetent host]

Rev Chilena Infectol. 2009 Oct;26(5):453-6. Epub 2009 Nov 9.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Scedosporium species can cause colonization, superficial and deep localized infection or systemic disease, especially in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of localized infection due to Scedosporium apiospermum in a 47 year old woman, with previous nasal surgery. She consulted for recurrent mucopurulent post-nasal discharge not responding to antibiotics. Computed tomography showed opacification of right maxillary sinus. Surgery was performed to removed abnormal tissue from sinus; biopsy revealed chronic sinusitis with aggregate of tightly packed hyphae suggestive of filamentous fungi. The microbiology fungal culture reported Scedosporium apiospermum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mycetoma / diagnosis
  • Mycetoma / microbiology*
  • Mycetoma / surgery
  • Rhinitis / diagnosis
  • Rhinitis / microbiology*
  • Rhinitis / surgery
  • Scedosporium / isolation & purification*
  • Sinusitis / diagnosis
  • Sinusitis / microbiology*
  • Sinusitis / surgery