Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis due to co-infection with Aspergillus fumigatus and Schizophyllum commune

Masafumi Seki; Hideaki Ohno; Kazuyoshi Gotoh; Daisuke Motooka; Shota Nakamura; Tetsuya Iida; Yoshitsugu Miyazaki; Kazunori Tomono

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2014.01.001

IDCases (Jan 2014)

Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis due to co-infection with Aspergillus fumigatus and Schizophyllum commune

Masafumi Seki,
Hideaki Ohno,
Kazuyoshi Gotoh,
Daisuke Motooka,
Shota Nakamura,
Tetsuya Iida,
Yoshitsugu Miyazaki,
Kazunori Tomono

Affiliations

Masafumi Seki: Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Japan
Hideaki Ohno: Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Health, Toyama, Tokyo, Japan
Kazuyoshi Gotoh: Department of Infection Metagenomics, Genome Information Research Center, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita City, Osaka, Japan
Daisuke Motooka: Department of Infection Metagenomics, Genome Information Research Center, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita City, Osaka, Japan
Shota Nakamura: Department of Infection Metagenomics, Genome Information Research Center, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita City, Osaka, Japan
Tetsuya Iida: Department of Infection Metagenomics, Genome Information Research Center, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita City, Osaka, Japan
Yoshitsugu Miyazaki: Department of Chemotherapy and Mycoses, National Institute of Health, Toyama, Tokyo, Japan
Kazunori Tomono: Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2014.01.001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 5 – 8

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A 61-year-old female presented with eosinophilic pneumonia accompanied by bronchial asthma. She was finally diagnosed with allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) due to co-infection with Aspergillus fumigatus and Schizophyllum commune detected by genetic analysis of the plug and from cultures.

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ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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