Morphologic Criteria for the Preliminary Identification of<i>Fusarium, Paecilomyces</i>, and<i>Acremonium</i>Species by Histopathology

Liu, Katharine; Howell, David N.; Perfect, John R.; Schell, Wiley A.

doi:10.1093/ajcp/109.1.45

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“…The typical morphology of Fusarium species includes banana-shaped macroconidia. 9 Histopathologic examination reveals hyaline acute-branching septate hyphae similar to those found in aspergillosis. Unlike disseminated Aspergillus infection, disseminated fusariosis can be diagnosed by blood culture in > 40% patients.…”

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“…However, there are isolated case reports of successful treatment of disseminated fusariosis that show that combination therapy is more effective than monotherapy. 1,3,9,13 In addition to antifungal treatment, the adjuvant treatment of fusariosis includes surgical debulking of infected tissue, removal of venous catheters, cleaning air and water, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor transfusions. 3 Transfusion of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and granulocytes frequently are used in patient who have poor prognosis from fusariosis such as persistently neutropenic patients.…”

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Cheng

Fang²,

Zhang³

2014

Exp Clin Transplant

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Fusarium is a saprophytic and opportunistic pathogen that can cause local tissue infection and life-threatening systemic infection. Systemic infection is rare and is observed primarily in immunocompromised patients. The early diagnosis is difficult, and the optimal treatment is unclear. However, the mortality is high.A 21-year-old man with aplastic anemia was treated with an allogeneic stem cell transplant. He developed fatal Fusarium solani infection. Fusarium species may be overlooked pathogenic fungi in immunocompromised patients, especially bone marrow transplant recipients.

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Cheng

Fang²,

Zhang³

2014

Exp Clin Transplant

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“…The ability to produce mycelia and sporulate in the infected tissue is a peculiar feature of P. lilacinum 26 . According to Latgé, conidial swelling is a prerequisite step for the development of hyphae 27 .…”

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Interaction of an opportunistic fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum with human macrophages and dendritic cells

Peixoto

Santos

Souza

et al. 2014

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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“…Recently Purpureocillium spp have been reported to cause infections in immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals, virtually in all the body sites [7]. Five species of this genus have been identified which can cause infection in humans [8]. Among these, P. variotii and P. lilacinum are more common.…”

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A Rare Case of Nasal Septal Perforation Due to Purpureocillium lilacinum: Case Report and Review

Shivaprasad

Ravi

Shivapriya

et al. 2012

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Perforations of nasal septum are fairly frequent with an incidence of about 0.9 % and may lead to morbidity than mortality. Common causes are trauma (iatrogenic occasionally nose picking), malignancy, inflammations and infections such as tuberculosis, syphilis, Wegener's granulomatosis, sarcoidosis and fungal infections. Paranasal fungal sinusitis is frequently encountered in clinical practice in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. Nasal septal perforations caused by species of Aspergillus and Fusarium have been documented. We report a case of nasal septal perforation in a 35-years-old immunocompetent male patient due to Purpureocillium lilacinum, a soil and environmental fungus and an emerging pathogen, which is known to cause various infections in humans with normal and deficient immune system. Fungal aetiology was diagnosed by histopathology and direct smear examination and confirmed by culture. Patient was treated with voriconozole, following Antifungal susceptibility testing (AFST), to which the patient is responding.

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Morphologic Criteria for the Preliminary Identification ofFusarium, Paecilomyces, andAcremoniumSpecies by Histopathology

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Interaction of an opportunistic fungus Purpureocillium lilacinum with human macrophages and dendritic cells

A Rare Case of Nasal Septal Perforation Due to Purpureocillium lilacinum: Case Report and Review

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