Abstract
Scytalidium dimidiatum, a dematiaceous fungus, has been well established as an agent of dermatomycosis. There are few reports of invasive infection caused by S. dimidiatum; most infections occurred in immunocompromised hosts. We present an immunocompetent patient with pleural S. dimidiatum infection and review nine other published cases of invasive S. dimidiatum infections.
MeSH terms
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Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
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Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
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DNA, Fungal / chemistry
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DNA, Fungal / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Genes, rRNA
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Mycoses / diagnosis*
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Mycoses / microbiology
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Phylogeny
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Pleurisy / microbiology*
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RNA, Fungal / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 28S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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Antifungal Agents
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DNA, Fungal
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Fungal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 28S