The Brief Case: Scopulariopsis Endocarditis-a Case of Mistaken Takayasu's Arteritis

J Clin Microbiol. 2017 Sep;55(9):2567-2572. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02479-16.

Authors

Miguel A Arroyo^{1

2}, Timothy B Walls¹, Ryan F Relich¹, Thomas E Davis¹, Bryan H Schmitt³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
² U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA bhschmit@iupui.edu.

No abstract available

Keywords: Scopulariopsis; Takayasu's arteritis; endocarditis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antifungal Agents / administration & dosage
Diagnosis, Differential
Endocarditis / diagnosis*
Endocarditis / drug therapy
Endocarditis / microbiology
Endocarditis / pathology
Female
Humans
Mycoses / diagnosis*
Mycoses / drug therapy
Mycoses / microbiology
Mycoses / pathology
Scopulariopsis / isolation & purification*
Takayasu Arteritis / diagnosis
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antifungal Agents