Scedosporium apiospermum invasive rhinosinusitis in an elderly patient: diagnosis and treatment.

ABSTRACT: Scedosporium apiospermum is a ubiquitous organism present in the environment and is rarely identified in rhinosinusitis. We report a case of invasive rhinosinusitis with Scedosporium apiospermum which made a definite diagnosis by metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) from a biopsy sample. The resection of the Scedosporium apiospermum pathological mass was performed with low-temperature plasma radiofrequency ablation. Six months of continuous oral voriconazole treatment was followed. The patient was asymptomatic with no signs of recurrence during the next 1-year follow-up.

SUBMITTER: Liang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9813714 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature