Research Keyword: pulmonary fungal infection

Neosartorya udagawae pulmonary infection requiring a surgical treatment in a paediatric haematopoietic progenitor cell recipient

A three-year-old boy with leukemia received a bone marrow transplant and developed a serious fungal lung infection caused by Neosartorya udagawae, a rare fungal pathogen. Despite receiving multiple antifungal medications at appropriate doses, the infection continued to worsen and spread in his lungs. Doctors ultimately had to surgically remove the infected portion of his lung (left upper lobe) to successfully treat the infection, and the child recovered completely without recurrence after three years of follow-up.

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Clinical characterization of immunocompetent patients with Scedosporium detected in respiratory samples: A case series

This study examined eight elderly patients without compromised immune systems who had the fungus Scedosporium detected in their lungs. All patients had a condition called bronchiectasis, and most had previously suffered from MAC disease. The researchers found that in most cases, the fungus was just colonizing the lungs without causing active infection. The challenge for doctors is determining whether Scedosporium is simply living in the lungs or actively causing disease.

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