Acute invasive sinusitis due to Trichoderma longibrachiatum in a liver and small bowel transplant recipient

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作者
Furukawa, H
Kusne, S
Sutton, DA
Manez, R
Carrau, R
Nichols, L
Abu-Elmagd, K
Skedros, D
Todo, S
Rinaldi, MG
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[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Thomas E Starzl Transplantat Inst, Div Transplantat Med, Dept Surg, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
[2] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Med, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
[3] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Otolaryngol, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA
[4] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Pathol, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
[5] Univ Texas, Hlth Sci Ctr, Dept Pathol, Fungus Testing Lab, San Antonio, TX 78284 USA
[6] Audie L Murphy Mem Vet Hosp, San Antonio, TX 78284 USA
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10.1086/516317
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
We describe a case of acute invasive sinusitis due to an unusual moniliaceous fungus, Trichoderma longibrachiatum Rifai 1969 (a member of the class Hyphomycetes), in a small bowel and liver transplant recipient treated with tacrolimus (FK-506) and prednisone. The patient was successfully treated with surgical debridements and amphotericin B followed by oral itraconazole.
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