Successful outcome of Scedosporium apiospermum disseminated infection treated with voriconazole in a patient receiving corticosteroid therapy.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A disseminated Scedosporium apiospermum infection was diagnosed in a woman with severe asthma and treated with corticosteroids. This fungi is resistant to fluconazole and amphotericin B. The infection was refractory to itraconazole, but responded successfully to voriconazole. A review of the literature is provided.
Medical subject headings
- Adrenal Cortex Hormones
- Antifungal Agents
- Mycetoma
- Pyrimidines
- Scedosporium
- Triazoles