A Rare Case of Syncephalastrum racemosum Invasive Pulmonary Infection after Transplantation

Gassner, Marika; Zainah, Hadeel; Arbach, Dima; Li, Hanhan; Stone, Chad H.; Ramesh, Mayur; Rivers, Emanuel P.

doi:10.1378/chest.1704244

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“…Syncephalastrum is a rare, opportunistic fungal species with few case reports of cutaneous and respiratory infections in immunocompromised patients [14][15][16]. It is likely that…”

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“…Syncephalastrum is a rare, opportunistic fungal species with few case reports of cutaneous and respiratory infections in immunocompromised patients [14][15][16]. It is likely that a host of underlying systemic risk factors including a significant ocular history and surface disease, recent topical steroid use, demographic background and non-compliance with treatment predisposed case 5 to developing Syncephalastrum racemosum.…”

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Case Series of Rare Fungal Keratitides: Experiences from a Quaternary Eye Hospital in Sydney, Australia

Xuan

Hong

Trinh

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The present article reports on the management of six different and rare cases of fungal keratitides, two of which have never been documented in previous literature. This is a case series of six patients with rare fungal keratitides managed at a quaternary eye referral unit, Sydney Eye Hospital, Australia over a period of 7 months (May to December, 2022). The order of occurrence of fungi isolated was Scedosporium apiospermum, Lomenstospora prolificans, Cladosporium spp., Paecilomyces, Syncephalastrum racemosum and Quambalaria spp. A combination of medical and surgical interventions was employed, including topical and systemic anti-fungal therapy, with one requiring therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty and another eventuating in evisceration. Two patients were successfully treated with corneal debridement and two others required pars plana vitrectomy with anterior chamber washout. It is important to remain vigilant with monitoring patient symptoms and correlating with clinical signs to guide antifungal therapy even in the context of confirmed culture and sensitivity results.

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“…Syncephalastrum is a rare, opportunistic fungal species with few case reports of cutaneous and respiratory infections in immunocompromised patients [14][15][16]. It is likely that…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%