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Published on: March 17, 2014
Pulmonary Schizophyllum commune infection developing mucoid impaction of the bronchi
Takashi Ishiguro1, Noboru Takayanagi, Daidou Tokunaga
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, 1696 Itai Kumagaya City, Saitama, Japan. ishiguro@med3.m.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
Abstract:
A 54-year-old woman was admitted for cough, sputum, and an abnormal chest X-ray shadow. Bronchoscopy showed mucoid impaction of the bronchi (MIB). Histopathologic evidence of mucous plugs was consistent with one component of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis. Schizophyllum commune (S. commune) was identified. Two attempts at removal of the mucous plugs were unsuccessful. Itraconazole was then administered, and the mucous plugs disappeared. There are few reports of MIB due to S. commune; we herein report a case of MIB due to S. commune infection.
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