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Case Reports
. 2000 Dec;31(6):1499-501.
doi: 10.1086/317496.

Successful outcome of Scedosporium apiospermum disseminated infection treated with voriconazole in a patient receiving corticosteroid therapy

P Muñoz  1 , M Marín, P Tornero, P Martín Rabadán, M Rodríguez-Creixéms, E Bouza
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Successful outcome of Scedosporium apiospermum disseminated infection treated with voriconazole in a patient receiving corticosteroid therapy

P Muñoz et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2000 Dec.

Abstract

A disseminated Scedosporium apiospermum infection was diagnosed in a woman with severe asthma and treated with corticosteroids. This fungi is resistant to fluconazole and amphotericin B. The infection was refractory to itraconazole, but responded successfully to voriconazole. A review of the literature is provided.

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