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Deep tissue infections caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis: report of a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis and review. Clin Infect Dis 1995 Sep;21(3):672-4

Date

09/01/1995

Pubmed ID

8527566

DOI

10.1093/clinids/21.3.672

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0029163102 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   45 Citations

Abstract

Scopulariopsis brevicaulis is a saprophytic fungus that commonly causes onychomycosis but rarely causes deep tissue infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of endocarditis caused by S. brevicaulis. The infection persisted despite two aortic valve replacements, debridement, and prolonged therapy with several antifungal agents. The patient eventually died due to an acute myocardial infarction caused by ongoing prosthetic valve endocarditis. We review case reports of deep tissue infections due to Scopulariopsis species.

Author List

Migrino RQ, Hall GS, Longworth DL

Author

Raymond Migrino in the CTSI department at Medical College of Wisconsin - CTSI




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

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Antifungal Agents
Aortic Valve
Combined Modality Therapy
Endocarditis
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Male
Mitosporic Fungi
Mycoses
Recurrence
Soft Tissue Infections
Thromboembolism