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- Title
Case report of Schizophyllum commune sinusitis in an immunocompetent patient.
- Authors
CASTRO, LUZ ÁNGELA; ÁLVAREZ, MARÍA INÉS; MARTÍNEZ, ERNESTO
- Abstract
Schizophyllum commune is a basidiomycete fungus with broad distribution in nature; however, it is a rare cause of infectious disease. We report the isolation of this mould in a 46 year-old immunocompetent patient with chronic sinusitis previously treated with multiple antibiotics and topical nasal steroids. Material obtained via a left maxillary sinus antrostomy showed septate hyaline hyphae with clamp connections on direct examination with KOH and histopathological studies. Further growth on Sabouraud agar produced a white mould that, based on its microscopic and macroscopic characteristics, was identified as S. commune. Despite its low frequency, this fungus should be considered a possible pathogen, particularly in samples obtained from paranasal sinuses.
- Subjects
SINUSITIS; MYCOSES; BASIDIOMYCETES; COMMUNICABLE disease diagnosis; PATIENTS
- Publication
Colombia Medica, 2010, Vol 41, Issue 1, p41.71
- ISSN
0120-8322
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.25100/cm.v41i1.687