Invasive Fungal Sinusitis Caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum in a Lung Transplant Recipient
AUTOR(ES)
Dunn, James J.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
We describe a case of invasive fungal sinusitis caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum in a lung transplant recipient. Treatment was complicated by renal failure with amphotericin B therapies. Following 6 months of voriconazole treatment, the patient remained radiographically and clinically stable for a short time before dying of respiratory failure precipitated by graft rejection.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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