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Published on: November 10, 2023
Sinusitis caused by the fungus Xylaria enteroleuca in a lung transplant recipient
Josep Guarro1, Luiz Carlos Severo, Josepa Gené
1Unitat de Micologia, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
Abstract:
We report the 1st case of sinusitis and human infection by Xylaria enteroleuca (anamorph Nodulisporium sp.), a rare fungal endophyte of rain forest trees. The patient was a Brazilian woman who had her lung transplanted. Diagnosis was established by direct microscopic examination, computed tomographic scan, cultures, and sequencing of a ribosomal RNA gene. The in vitro antifungal susceptibility of the isolate is provided.
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