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18654917

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of bronchopneumonia due to Schizophyllum commune in an immunocompromised patient. While this fungus rarely causes disease in humans, it has been reported in association with several clinical entities and lung disorders. A 59-year-old white man with a gastric carcinoma was admitted to S. Giovanni Battista Hospital (Turin, Italy). Three days after the admission, he developed a bronchopneumonia, which was diagnosed through the use of X-ray and showed an abnormal infiltrative shadow. Samples of bronchial aspirate were collected for laboratory microbiological investigation. Direct microscopic examination of these specimens revealed the presence of numerous septate, hyaline hyphae and rare clamp connections. Sabouraud Dextrose Agar and Columbia agar plus 5% blood media inoculated with portions of the same specimens yielded, after 4-5 days of incubation at 25 degrees C and 37 degrees C, a cottony white mould. The fungus was identified on the basis of its macroscopic and microscopic morphology. The macroscopic examination of the colony showed raised, curved, fan-shaped and shell-like basidiocarps. The microscope examination revealed the presence of hyaline, septate hyphae with clamp connections and short, thin spicules. The fungal isolate was identified as S. commune. The patient was cured after therapy with intravenous fluconazole (600 mg twice daily for over six weeks).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1369-3786
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
735-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Schizophyllum commune: an unusual of agent bronchopneumonia in an immunocompromised patient.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health and Microbiology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy. vivian.tullio@unito.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports