Scedosporium apiospermum (Pseudallescheria boydii) endocarditis

Thomas A O'Bryan; Frederick A Browne; John F Schonder

doi:10.1053/jinf.2002.0960

Scedosporium apiospermum (Pseudallescheria boydii) endocarditis

J Infect. 2002 Apr;44(3):189-92. doi: 10.1053/jinf.2002.0960.

Authors

Thomas A O'Bryan¹, Frederick A Browne, John F Schonder

Affiliation

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA. tobryan@psu.edu

PMID: 12099748
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2002.0960

Abstract

Scedosporium apiospermum, the asexual state of Pseudallescheria boydii, is increasingly recognized as an opportunistic pathogen. We report a case of native valve endocarditis due to this organism that developed in an elderly patient following a prolonged hospitalization. Literature on endocarditis caused by S. apiospermum and P. boydii is reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Aged
Antifungal Agents / blood
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Endocarditis / drug therapy
Endocarditis / microbiology*
Endocarditis / pathology
Heart Atria / microbiology
Heart Atria / pathology
Heart Ventricles / microbiology
Heart Ventricles / pathology
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Mycoses / drug therapy
Mycoses / microbiology*
Mycoses / pathology
Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
Opportunistic Infections / pathology
Pseudallescheria / isolation & purification*
Pseudallescheria / physiology
Tricuspid Valve / microbiology
Tricuspid Valve / pathology

Substances

Antifungal Agents