Lymphadenitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in an immunocompetent patient

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作者
Kiraz, N [1 ]
Gülbas, Z
Akgün, Y
Uzun, Ö
机构
[1] Osmangazi Univ, Fac Med, Dept Microbiol, TR-26480 Eskisehir, Turkey
[2] Osmangazi Univ, Fac Med, Dept Hematol, TR-26480 Eskisehir, Turkey
[3] Hacettepe Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Infect Dis Sect, Ankara, Turkey
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10.1086/318484
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
A case of lymphadenitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in a 25-year-old immunocompetent woman had been misdiagnosed as tuberculous lymphadenitis. Clinical response to itraconazole therapy was obtained in 6 months; to our knowledge, this is the first report of lymphadenitis caused by S. apiospermum in humans.
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