Schizophyllum commune-induced allergic fungal rhinosinusitis and sinobronchial mycosis

Toshiaki Tsukatani; Haruhiko Ogawa; Kazushi Anzawa; Eiji Kobayashi; Hiroki Hasegawa; Koichi Makimura; Tomokazu Yoshizaki; Norishi Ueda

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2015.02.004

Medical Mycology Case Reports (Jun 2015)

Schizophyllum commune-induced allergic fungal rhinosinusitis and sinobronchial mycosis

Toshiaki Tsukatani,
Haruhiko Ogawa,
Kazushi Anzawa,
Eiji Kobayashi,
Hiroki Hasegawa,
Koichi Makimura,
Tomokazu Yoshizaki,
Norishi Ueda

Affiliations

Toshiaki Tsukatani: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Public Central Hospital of Matto Ishikawa, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-8588, Japan
Haruhiko Ogawa: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Ishikawa-ken Saiseikai Kanazawa Hospital, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Kazushi Anzawa: Division of Dermatomycology (Novartis Pharma), Medical Research Institute, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan
Eiji Kobayashi: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Public Central Hospital of Matto Ishikawa, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-8588, Japan
Hiroki Hasegawa: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Public Central Hospital of Matto Ishikawa, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-8588, Japan
Koichi Makimura: Laboratory of Space and Environmental Medicine, Teikyo University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Tomokazu Yoshizaki: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan
Norishi Ueda: Department of Pediatrics, Public Central Hospital of Matto Ishikawa, Hakusan, Ishikawa, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2015.02.004
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. C
pp. 10 – 13

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We present 32- and 38-year-old males with Schizophyllum commune-induced allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS). S. commune-induced AFRS was diagnosed by clinical and radiographic findings, positive specific IgE antibodies against S. commune as measured by the ImmunoCAP system, and sequencing analysis of the fungus. Our two cases with S. commune-induced AFRS for the first time showed evidence for type 1 hypersensitivity to S. commune as determined by using specific IgE antibodies against S. commune, and the fungus was identified by sequence analysis.

Published in Medical Mycology Case Reports

ISSN: 2211-7539 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/medical-mycology-case-reports/

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