Disease: Mycotic aneurysm

Severe Saprochaete capitata fungemia presenting as micafungin breakthrough hepatosplenic lesions in an immunocompromised patient: case report

A 70-year-old woman with blood cancer developed a serious fungal blood infection caused by Saprochaete capitata, a rare soil fungus, despite taking preventive antifungal medication. The infection spread to her liver and spleen, creating multiple lesions and a dangerous aneurysm. Doctors successfully treated her with a combination of three antifungal drugs, particularly voriconazole, which proved more effective than the initial preventive medication. This case highlights how rare fungi can cause severe infections in cancer patients and the importance of recognizing when standard preventive treatments are not working.

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Endocarditis caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis with disseminated emboli and multiple vascular aneurysms: A case report and literature review

A 61-year-old man with a prosthetic aortic valve developed a rare fungal infection caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis, a mold usually associated with nail infections. The infection spread throughout his body, causing multiple strokes and aneurysms that required emergency surgery and treatment with various antifungal medications. This case highlights the serious complications that can occur when this typically harmless fungus invades the heart and demonstrates the challenges doctors face in treating such rare infections, as the fungus was resistant to many common antifungal drugs.

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