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Published on: February 9, 2011
An unusual pathogen in ambulatory care: two cases of Scedosporium soft tissue infections presenting as "unresponsive
Gary Peter Misselbrook1, Patrick Lillie2, Claire P Thomas3
1MBBS, MRCP (UK), PgDip (Med Tox), ST4 Acute and General Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Abstract:
Soft tissue infections with Scedosporium spp. are an uncommon but serious and emerging cause of infection in immunocompromised patients. Acute Medical Units (AMUs) in the UK are increasingly managing patients with cellulitis in an outpatient setting, therefore acute physicians should be aware of some of the more uncommon causes of soft tissue infection, particularly in patients not responding to initial antibiotic therapy. We present two cases of Scedosporium presenting to the AMU as cellulitis not responding to initial antibiotic therapy and outline the assessment and management of this important condition.
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