Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo (Feb 2004)
Respiratory tract intracavitary colonization due to Scedosporium apiospermum: report of four cases
Abstract
Four cases of respiratory tract intracavitary colonization (fungus ball) due to Scedosporium apiospermum (teleomorph, Pseudallescheria boydii) are reported. The need for a careful search for anneloconidia, in order to establish the etiologic diagnosis in the clinical specimen by microscopy, is emphasized.