Volvariella volvacea brain Abscess in an immunocompromised host-An emerging fungal pathogen in Asia.

Autor: Alagha R; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore., Tham SM; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore., Chew KL; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology Unit, National University Health System, Singapore., Cheng JWS; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Microbiology Unit, National University Health System, Singapore., Lian DW; Department of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology, National University Health System, Singapore., Vathsala A; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore; National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, National University Hospital, Singapore., Lum LHW; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore. Electronic address: lionel_lum@nuhs.edu.sg.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal de mycologie medicale [J Mycol Med] 2022 Aug; Vol. 32 (3), pp. 101272. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 04.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2022.101272
Abstrakt: Volvariella volvacea is a fungus found in tropical regions, commonly associated with straw mushrooms. This is a 50-year-old Singaporean female post living donor renal transplant who presented with fever, cough and headache. She was diagnosed to have Volvariella volvacea brain abscess. She was treated with combination anti-fungal therapy without surgical debridement and remains stable. The pathogenicity of this rare fungus in immunocompromised hosts is demonstrated here and is of significance particularly in Asia where ingestion of straw mushrooms may be a risk factor for invasive fungal disease.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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