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Gamaletsou MN, Rammaert B, Brause B, Bueno MA, Dadwal SS, Henry MW, Katragkou A, Kontoyiannis DP, McCarthy MW, Miller AO, Moriyama B, Pana ZD, Petraitiene R, Petraitis V, Roilides E, Sarkis JP, Simitsopoulou M, Sipsas NV, Taj-Aldeen SJ, Zeller V, Lortholary O, Walsh TJ. Osteoarticular Mycoses. Clin Microbiol Rev 2022; 35:e0008619. [PMID: 36448782 PMCID: PMC9769674 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.00086-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Osteoarticular mycoses are chronic debilitating infections that require extended courses of antifungal therapy and may warrant expert surgical intervention. As there has been no comprehensive review of these diseases, the International Consortium for Osteoarticular Mycoses prepared a definitive treatise for this important class of infections. Among the etiologies of osteoarticular mycoses are Candida spp., Aspergillus spp., Mucorales, dematiaceous fungi, non-Aspergillus hyaline molds, and endemic mycoses, including those caused by Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, and Coccidioides species. This review analyzes the history, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnostic approaches, inflammatory biomarkers, diagnostic imaging modalities, treatments, and outcomes of osteomyelitis and septic arthritis caused by these organisms. Candida osteomyelitis and Candida arthritis are associated with greater events of hematogenous dissemination than those of most other osteoarticular mycoses. Traumatic inoculation is more commonly associated with osteoarticular mycoses caused by Aspergillus and non-Aspergillus molds. Synovial fluid cultures are highly sensitive in the detection of Candida and Aspergillus arthritis. Relapsed infection, particularly in Candida arthritis, may develop in relation to an inadequate duration of therapy. Overall mortality reflects survival from disseminated infection and underlying host factors.
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- Maria N. Gamaletsou
- Laiko General Hospital of Athens and Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Université de Poitiers, Faculté de médecine, CHU de Poitiers, INSERM U1070, Poitiers, France
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Far Eastern University-Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation, Manilla, Philippines
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- The Ohio State University School of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
- New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
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- Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Hippokration General Hospital, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University School of Health Sciences, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laiko General Hospital of Athens and Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses-Croix Saint-Simon, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Faculté de Médecine, APHP, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de Mycologie Moléculaire, CNRS UMR 2000, Paris, France
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- Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA
- Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
- New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA
- Center for Innovative Therapeutics and Diagnostics, Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Tsantes AG, Papadopoulos DV, Markou E, Zarokostas K, Sokou R, Trikoupis I, Mavrogenis AF, Houhoula D, Piovani D, Bonovas S, Tsantes AE, Tsakris A, Vrioni G. Aspergillus spp. osteoarticular infections: an updated systematic review on the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of 186 confirmed cases. Med Mycol 2022; 60:myac052. [PMID: 35867975 PMCID: PMC9849853 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myac052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Aspergillus spp. osteoarticular infections are destructive opportunistic infections, while there is no clear consensus on their management. The purpose of this review is to investigate the current literature regarding Aspergillus spp. osteoarticular infections. An electronic search of the PubMed and Scopus databases was conducted considering studies that assessed osteoarticular infections from Aspergillus spp. We included only studies with biopsy proven documentation of positive cultures or histological findings for Aspergillus spp., and those with essential information for each case such as the anatomical location of the infection, the type of treatment (conservative, surgical, combination), the antifungal therapy, and the outcome. Overall, 148 studies from 1965 to 2021 including 186 patients were included in the review. One hundred and seven (57.5%) patients underwent surgical debridement in addition to antifungal therapy, while 79 (42.7%) patients were treated only conservatively. Complete infection resolution was reported in 107 (57.5%) patients, while partial resolution in 29 (15.5%) patients. Surgical debridement resulted in higher complete infection resolution rate compared to only antifungal therapy (70.0% vs. 40.5%, P < 0.001), while complete resolution rate was similar for antifungal monotherapy and combination/sequential therapy (58.3% vs. 54.5%; P = 0.76). Last, complete resolution rate was also similar for monotherapy with amphotericin B (58.1%) and voriconazole (58.6%; P = 0.95). The results of this study indicate that antifungal monotherapy has similar efficacy with combination/sequential therapy, while voriconazole has similar efficacy with amphotericin B. Moreover, surgical debridement of the infected focus results in better outcomes in terms of infection eradication compared to conservative treatment. LAY SUMMARY Antifungal monotherapy has similar efficacy with combination/sequential therapy, and voriconazole has similar efficacy with amphotericin B for the treatment of Aspergillus spp. osteoarticular infections, while surgical debridement of the infected focus improves the infection eradication rate.
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- Andreas G Tsantes
- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece
- Department of Microbiology, ‘Saint Savvas’ Oncology Hospital, 11522 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina 45500, Greece
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- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, “Agios Panteleimon” General Hospital of Nikea, Piraeus 18454, Greece
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens 15772, Greece
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- First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens 15772, Greece
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- Laboratory of Haematology and Blood Bank Unit, “Attiko” Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 15772, Greece
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Pieve MI, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano 20089 MI, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, 20090 Pieve MI, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano 20089 MI, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Haematology and Blood Bank Unit, “Attiko” Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 15772, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece
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- Department of Microbiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15772 Athens, Greece
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Koutserimpas C, Chamakioti I, Naoum S, Raptis K, Alpantaki K, Samonis G. Native Joint Infections by Aspergillus Species. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11122335. [PMID: 34943572 PMCID: PMC8700121 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11122335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background: Septic arthritis due to Aspergillus spp. represents a rare, but severe disease. Nevertheless, clear guidelines regarding most effective medical treatment have not yet been established. The present study is a literature review of all reported cases of fungal septic arthritis due to Aspergillus spp, in order to clarify epidemiology, as well as the medical and operative management and their outcome. Methods: A meticulous review of all published septic arthritis infections due to Aspergillus has been conducted. Information regarding demographics, causative fungus, antifungal treatment (AFT), surgical intervention, as well as the infection’s outcome were recorded and evaluated. Results: A total of 30 Aspergillus spp. strains from 29 hosts have been studied. The patients’ mean age was 45.8 years. The most commonly affected joint was the knee (45.7%), while the predominant symptom was joint pain (62%). Most patients were immunocompromised (72.4%). Diagnosis was established through cultures and/or histopathology. Aspergillus fumigatus was the most common responsible fungi (63.3%), followed by A. flavus (16.6%) and A. terreus (10%). Regarding AFT, the preferred agent proved to be Amphotericin B (14 cases; 48.3%), followed by voriconazole (11; 37.9%), while the mean AFT duration was 5.6 months. In most cases surgical treatment was also performed (in 4 cases no surgery was reported). Treatment was effective in 20 cases (69%). Conclusions: Septic arthritis caused by Aspergillus spp. represents a severe clinical entity. It seems that, with the available data, prolonged AFT along with surgical intervention is the preferred management of this infection, while identification of the responsible fungus is of utmost importance.
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- Christos Koutserimpas
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, “251” Hellenic Air Force General Hospital of Athens, 11525 Athens, Greece; (C.K.); (I.C.); (S.N.); (K.R.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, “251” Hellenic Air Force General Hospital of Athens, 11525 Athens, Greece; (C.K.); (I.C.); (S.N.); (K.R.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, “251” Hellenic Air Force General Hospital of Athens, 11525 Athens, Greece; (C.K.); (I.C.); (S.N.); (K.R.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, “251” Hellenic Air Force General Hospital of Athens, 11525 Athens, Greece; (C.K.); (I.C.); (S.N.); (K.R.)
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, “Venizeleion” General Hospital of Heraklion, 71409 Heraklion, Greece;
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Voutes, 71500 Heraklion, Greece
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-6948712130
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Gamaletsou MN, Rammaert B, Bueno MA, Sipsas NV, Moriyama B, Kontoyiannis DP, Roilides E, Zeller V, Taj-Aldeen SJ, Henry M, Petraitis V, Denning DW, Lortholary O, Walsh TJ. Aspergillus arthritis: analysis of clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of 31 reported cases. Med Mycol 2017; 55:246-254. [PMID: 27609563 PMCID: PMC6251616 DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myw077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Aspergillus arthritis is a debilitating form of invasive aspergillosis. Little is known about its epidemiology, clinical manifestations, laboratory features, treatment, and prognosis. Cases of Aspergillus arthritis were reviewed in the English literature from 1967 through 2015 for variables of arthritis with Aspergillus spp. recovered from joint and/or adjacent bone, underlying conditions, symptoms, signs, inflammatory biomarkers, diagnostic imaging, management, and outcome. Among 31 evaluable cases, 87% were males and 13% pediatric. Median age was 50 y (range 1-83 y). Seventeen (55%) patients were immunosuppressed with such conditions as hematological malignancies (26%), corticosteroids (39%), and/or transplantation (26%). Approximately one-half (52%) of patients had hematogenous seeding of the joint, and more than 80% had de novo infection with no prior antifungal therapy. Oligoarticular infection (2-3 joints) occurred in 45% and contiguous osteomyelitis was present in 61%. Clinical manifestations included pain (87%), edema (26%), and limited function (23%), with knees (35%), intervertebral discs (26%), and hips (16%) being most commonly infected. Aspergillus fumigatus constituted 77% of cases followed by Aspergillus flavus in 13%, Aspergillus niger in 3%, and not specified in 7%. Median ESR was 90 mm/hr and median CRP was 3.6 mg/dl. Median synovial fluid WBC was 17,200/μL (7,300-128,000) with 72% PMNs (range 61-92). Osteolysis occurred in 35%, and soft-tissue extension 47%. Nineteen patients (61%) were managed with combined medical and surgical therapy, 10 (32%) with medical therapy only, and 2 (6%) surgery only. Amphotericin B and itraconazole were the most frequently used agents with median duration of therapy of 219 days (range 30-545). Surgical interventions included debridement in 61%, drainage 19%, and amputation 6%. Complete or partial response was achieved in 71% and relapse occurred in 16%. Medical therapy was reinstituted with successful outcome in these patients. Overall survival was 65%. Aspergillus arthritis mainly develops as a de novo infection involving knees and intervertebral disks in immunocompromised patients with localizing symptoms. Contiguous osteomyelitis is frequently observed. Diagnosis is established by synovial fluid culture. Aspergillus arthritis is therapeutically challenging with most patients undergoing surgery and protracted antifungal therapy.
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- Maria N. Gamaletsou
- Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
- Pathophysiology Department, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Center for Osteoarticular Mycoses, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
- National Aspergillosis Centre, University of South Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Université Paris-Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, APHP, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Centre d’Infectiologie Necker-Pasteur, Institut Imagine, Paris
- Unité de Mycologie Moléculaire, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Pathophysiology Department, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Center for Osteoarticular Mycoses, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Center for Osteoarticular Mycoses, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
- Infectious Diseases Unit, 3rd Department of Pediatrics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Osteoarticular Reference Center, Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses-Croix Saint-Simon, Paris, France
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
- Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
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- Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Osteoarticular Mycoses, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Osteoarticular Mycoses, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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- The National Aspergillosis Centre, University Hospital of South Manchester, The University of Manchester and the Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Center for Osteoarticular Mycoses, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
- Institut Pasteur, Unité de mycologie moléculaire, Centre National de Référence Mycoses Invasives et Antifongiques, CNRS URA3012, Paris, France
- Université Paris Descartes, APHP, Hopital Necker Enfants Malades, Centre d'Infectiologie Necker-Pasteur, IHU Imagine, Paris, France
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- Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA
- Center for Osteoarticular Mycoses, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA
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Maman E, Morin AS, Soussan M, Coignard H, Lortholary O, Fain O. Multifocal bone aspergillosis by Aspergillus terreus in an apparently immunocompetent patient. Presse Med 2015; 44:1064-6. [PMID: 26337362 DOI: 10.1016/j.lpm.2015.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 07/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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- Esther Maman
- AP-HP, hôpital Jean-Verdier, université Paris 13, service de médecine interne, 93140, Bondy, France
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- AP-HP, hôpital Jean-Verdier, université Paris 13, service de médecine interne, 93140, Bondy, France
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- AP-HP, hôpital Avicenne, université Paris 13, service de médecine nucléaire, 93000 Bobigny, France
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- AP-HP, hôpital Necker, université Paris 5, service de maladies infectieuses, 75015 Paris, France
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- AP-HP, hôpital Necker, université Paris 5, service de maladies infectieuses, 75015 Paris, France
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- AP-HP hôpital Saint-Antoine, DHU i2B, Université Paris 6, service de médecine interne, 75014 Paris, France.
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Reischies F, Hoenigl M. The role of surgical debridement in different clinical manifestations of invasive aspergillosis. Mycoses 2014; 57 Suppl 2:1-14. [PMID: 25186615 DOI: 10.1111/myc.12224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Invasive aspergillosis (IA) has a wide spectrum of clinical presentations and is associated with high mortality rates. Early initiation of systemic antimould therapy remains the most important measure to reduce mortality. Surgical debridement is an important additional therapeutic option mainly in cases of extrapulmonary IA. The main intention for surgical intervention in IA is to obtain material for diagnosis and antifungal susceptibility testing. There are, however, also therapeutic implications for surgical interventions in rare manifestation of IA such as endocarditis or mycotic aneurysm. Here, we will review the role of surgical interventions in the treatment of different clinical manifestations of IA.
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- Frederike Reischies
- Section of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Firuz I, Padma S, Sundaram PS, Kumar VA. MDP bone scan in the early identification of polyarticular aspergillosis. Int J Infect Dis 2013; 17:e788-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2013] [Revised: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 02/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Antkowiak TT, Polage CR, Wiedeman JA, Meehan JP, Jamali AA. Chondrolysis of the tibial plateau caused by articular aspergillosis after ACL autograft reconstruction: management with a fresh osteochondral allograft: a case report. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011; 93:e1241-6. [PMID: 22048103 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.j.00782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Tomasz T Antkowiak
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA
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Golmia R, Bello I, Marra A, Hamerschlak N, Osawa A, Scheinberg M. Aspergillus fumigatus joint infection: a review. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2010; 40:580-4. [PMID: 20843541 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2010.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Revised: 07/26/2010] [Accepted: 07/26/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe a case of joint infection by Aspergillus fumigatus in a unusual site (sacroiliac) and perform a systematic review of such cases described in the literature. METHODS We performed a Medline search of the cases of fungal joint of Aspergillus fumigatus in the period ranging from 1970 to 2009. RESULTS Following PRISMA Guidelines, 15 cases including ours were reported during this period. Stem cell and solid organ transplantation, hematologic malignancy, and intra-articular steroids injection were the medical conditions found in such patients. The knee followed by the shoulder were the joints more affected. In the cases where synovial fluid analyses were reported, elevated cell count numbers could be found with a predominance of polymorphonuclear neutrophils. CONCLUSIONS Fungal joint arthritis is a rare clinical disease most frequently present in immuno-incompetent patients. Rheumatologists should be aware of this condition, where early diagnosis can be associated with good prognosis.
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- Ricardo Golmia
- Rheumatology, Intensive Care and Hematology Section, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Yu OHY, Keet AWW, Sheppard DC, Brewer T. Articular aspergillosis: case report and review of the literature. Int J Infect Dis 2009; 14:e433-5. [PMID: 19656708 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2009] [Revised: 05/01/2009] [Accepted: 05/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The incidence of invasive aspergillosis is increasing due to more frequent use of immunosuppressant agents in patients with autoimmune diseases, hematological malignancies, and solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplants. Invasive aspergillosis most commonly affects the lungs, sinuses, and brain. Aspergillosis affecting the musculoskeletal system is rare. We describe here a case of articular aspergillosis in a febrile neutropenic patient successfully treated with voriconazole and caspofungin, and briefly review the 10 cases of articular aspergillosis that have previously been described in the literature.
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- Oriana Hoi Yun Yu
- Department of Internal Medicine, Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, 3755 Cote St. Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3T 1E2.
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Akhaddar A, Gazzaz M, Albouzidi A, Lmimouni B, Elmostarchid B, Boucetta M. Invasive Aspergillus terreus sinusitis with orbitocranial extension: case report. SURGICAL NEUROLOGY 2008; 69:490-5; discussion 495. [PMID: 18262257 DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2007.02.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2007] [Accepted: 02/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aspergillosis of the paranasal sinuses is infrequent and usually involves the species Aspergillus fumigatus and A. flavus. The maxillary sinus is the most common sinus to be affected. Invasive cranio-orbital aspergillosis originating in the sphenoid sinus is rare and mostly occurs in immunocompromised patients with poor outcomes. We present a case of invasive A. terreus sphenoidal sinusitis with intraorbital and intracranial extension in an immunocompetent patient. CASE DESCRIPTION This 62-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of left retroorbital pain followed by rapid decreasing vision and 2 episodes of epistaxis. Ophthalmologic examination revealed no light perception left. Computed tomographic scan and MR images demonstrated an enhanced sphenoid lesion within the left sphenoid sinus with bone destruction and intraorbital and cavernous sinus extensions. A malignant tumor was suspected. The patient underwent a transphenoidal biopsy of the sphenoid mass. Histologic analysis revealed numerous Aspergillus hyphea, and the species A. terreus was isolated from fungal cultures of specimens. No systemic fungal infection was found, and the patient had no evidence of immunosuppression. After 3 months' administration of oral voriconazole, the patient became well, and the orbitocranial mass regressed in size. It was stabilized on the ninth postoperative month. CONCLUSION A. terreus sinusitis with orbitocranial extension had never been reported in the literature. Even in an immunocompetent host, ISOA is difficult to eradicate using surgical debridement combined with optimal antifungal agents because of the intracranial extension and the relative resistance of conventional antifungal therapy. Early diagnosis is important to prevent an unfavorable outcome of this emergent infection.
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- Ali Akhaddar
- Department of Neurosurgery, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
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Kim T, Lee SR, Cho OH, Park KH, Oh R, Lee SO, Kim YS, Woo JH, Kim MN, Choi SH. A Case of Septic Hip Arthritis Caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in a Liver Transplant Recipient. Infect Chemother 2008. [DOI: 10.3947/ic.2008.40.3.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Tark Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Septic Arthritis due to Absidia corymbifera in a Patient with HIV-1 Infection. Infection 2007; 36:279-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s15010-007-6297-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2006] [Accepted: 03/27/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Durox H, Boumediene A, Genet C, Lo Ré P, Rogez JP, Weinbreck P, Denes E. Aspergillose disséminée à point de départ articulaire après infiltrations. Med Mal Infect 2007; 37:609-12. [PMID: 17336017 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2006.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2006] [Accepted: 12/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bone and joint infections due to Aspergillus are rare and occur more commonly in immunosuppressed patients. We report the case of an 84-year-old woman who developed septic arthritis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus after corticosteroid infiltration. This patient had presented with arthritis of the left knee for several months but no microorganism had been found despite numerous arthrocenteses. This arthritis was resistant to treatment by numerous corticosteroid infiltrations. During an arthroscopy, analysis of the synovial fluid yielded A. fumigatus. Thereafter, other explorations showed disseminated aspergillosis with osteo-articular destruction, blood and urinary dissemination. A systemic treatment by voriconazole associated to intra-articular injections and surgical debridement was initiated but the patient died. Septic arthritis caused by A. fumigatus is very rare but must be considered as a differential diagnosis of septic arthritis after corticosteroid infiltration. Their complications can be very important and destructive.
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- H Durox
- Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France.
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Kirby A, Hassan I, Burnie J. Recommendations for managing Aspergillus osteomyelitis and joint infections based on a review of the literature. J Infect 2006; 52:405-14. [PMID: 16239033 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/18/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To produce recommendations for the management of Aspergillus osteomyelitis and joint infections. METHODS Published literature was surveyed to identify both case reports of Aspergillus osteomyelitis and joint infections and anti-fungal pharmacology of anti-fungal agents. Included in the pharmacological review was an assessment of new and investigational anti-fungals to consider their potential role in the management of this infection. RESULTS Successful treatments, identified from the cases reviewed, were based on combination anti-fungal therapy with one agent having good bone penetration and one having reliable anti-Aspergillus activity. CONCLUSIONS For the management of serious Aspergillus osteomyleitis/joint infections amphotericin B in combination with flucytosine is recommended. A number of second line treatment combinations are identified. Monotherapy is appropriate with an azole in clinically stable patients.
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- Andrew Kirby
- Department of Microbiology, Clinical Sciences Building, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL, UK.
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Fungal arthritis and osteomyelitis are uncommon diseases and generally present in an indolent fashion. The incidence of fungal bone and joint dis-ease is increasing with an increase in the prevalence of factors predisposing to invasive fungal disease, such as the use of central venous catheters, broad spectrum antibiotics, immunosuppression, and abdominal surgery. Definitive diagnosis relies on bone or synovial culture or biopsy. Successful management has traditionally consisted of amphotericin B in combination with surgical debridement. Given the rarity of this disease, treatment is not well defined, but reports of success with the use of azole antifungal agents, including itraconazole, fluconazole, voriconazole, and posaconazole, are promising.
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- Rakhi Kohli
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Disease, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Mekan SF, Saeed O, Khan JA. Invasive aspergillosis with polyarthritis. Fallbericht. Invasive Aspergillose mit Polyarthritis. Mycoses 2004; 47:518-20. [PMID: 15601460 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2004.01031.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report a case of septic arthritis of multiple joints in an 18-year-old male caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. His initial presentation was of low-grade fever followed by involvement of both knee and ankle joints. Later, there was also involvement of metacarpophalangeal joints. Diagnosis was based on biopsy and culture of the skin and joint lesions. The symptoms resolved readily under administration of itraconazole. We recommend that clinicians should be alerted of potential fungal etiology in cases of fever and chronic arthritis, which is unresponsive to conventional medical therapy.
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- S F Mekan
- Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Steinbach WJ, Perfect JR, Schell WA, Walsh TJ, Benjamin DK. In vitro analyses, animal models, and 60 clinical cases of invasive Aspergillus terreus infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004; 48:3217-25. [PMID: 15328076 PMCID: PMC514747 DOI: 10.1128/aac.48.9.3217-3225.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- William J Steinbach
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Saba R, Beköz H, Karadoğan I, Inan D, Bilgin-Uğur A, Oğünç D, Cevikol C, Temizkan K, Timurağaoğlu A, Undar L. Septic arthritis due to Aspergillus treated with amphotericin B lipid complex and surgical debridement. J Chemother 2004; 16:218-20. [PMID: 15216961 DOI: 10.1179/joc.2004.16.2.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Sohail MR, Smilack JD. Aspergillus fumigatus septic arthritis complicating intra-articular corticosteroid injection. Mayo Clin Proc 2004; 79:578-9. [PMID: 15065630 DOI: 10.4065/79.4.578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Khoury H, Poh CF, Williams M, Lavoie JC, Nevill TJ. Acute myelogenous leukemia complicated by acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis due to Aspergillus terreus. Leuk Lymphoma 2003; 44:709-13. [PMID: 12769350 DOI: 10.1080/1042819031000060573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Infections caused by Aspergillus terreus are rare but have been associated with a poor outcome in immunocompromised patients due to frequent resistance to conventional antifungal therapy. This report describes a case of a woman who developed acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis (ANUG) due to A. terreus during induction chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia. She initially failed to respond to treatment with amphotericin B but the infection resolved following the introduction of oral itraconazole. Opportunistic infections caused by A. terreus are an emerging problem and can be associated with a high mortality rate. Early microbiological diagnosis is critical since resistance to amphotericin B is likely and itraconazole appears to be an effective treatment for this infection.
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- H Khoury
- The Leukemtia/Bone Marrow Transplantation Program of British Columbia: Division of Hematology, Vancouver General Hospital, British Columbia Cancer Agency and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Bodur H, Ozoran K, Colpan A, Balaban N, Tabak Y, Kulacoglu S. Arthritis and osteomyelitis due to Aspergillus fumigatus: a 17 years old boy with chronic granulomatous disease. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2003; 2:2. [PMID: 12605719 PMCID: PMC150380 DOI: 10.1186/1476-0711-2-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2002] [Accepted: 01/31/2003] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Invasive Aspergillus infections are frequently seen in immunocompromised patients but arthritis is a rare complication of Aspergillus infections in the absence of immune suppressive therapy, trauma or surgical intervention. CASE PRESENTATION A 17 years old male patient with arthritis and patellar osteomyelitis of the left knee whose further investigations revealed chronic granulomatous disease as the underlying disease is followed. Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from the synovial fluid and the tissue samples cultures. He was treated with Amphotericin B deoxicolate 0.7 mg/kg/day. Also surgical debridement was performed our patient. Amphotericin B nephrotoxicity developed and the therapy switched to itraconazole 400 mg/day. Itraconazole therapy were discontinued at the 6th month. He can perform all the activities of daily living including. CONCLUSION We think that, chronic granulomatous disease should be investigated in patients who have aspergillar arthritis and osteomyelitis.
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- Hurrem Bodur
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Microbiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital Ankara, Turkey
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A 57-year-old woman underwent liver transplantation and developed osteomyelitis in the femur attributable to Aspergillus fumigatus. The patient was treated successfully with amphotericin B and 5-fluorocytosine for 30 days, and then switched to itraconazole for 12 months. Plasma (1->3)-beta-D-glucan levels decreased significantly after the chemotherapy. Early diagnosis by (1->3)-beta-D-glucan measurement and extended treatment with itraconazole can improve the prognosis of invasive Aspergillus infection.
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- Junichi Kaneko
- Artificial Organ and Transplantation Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Trachana M, Roilides E, Gompakis N, Kanellopoulou K, Mpantouraki M, Kanakoudi-Tsakalidou F. Case report. Hepatic abscesses due to Aspergillus terreus in an immunodeficient child. Mycoses 2001; 44:415-8. [PMID: 11766109 DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2001.00674.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We report the first case of hepatitis due to Aspergillus terreus in a 13-year-old boy with common variable immunodeficiency that occurred while the patient was receiving secondary prophylaxis with fluconazole after an episode of pulmonary candidosis. The infection subsided after the addition of itraconazole to the combination of liposomal amphotericin B and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor that he was receiving.
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Panigrahi S, Nagler A, Or R, Wolf DG, Slavin S, Shapira MY. Indolent aspergillus arthritis complicating fludarabine-based non-myeloablative stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2001; 27:659-61. [PMID: 11319599 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1702853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2000] [Accepted: 12/14/2000] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Fungal arthritis and osteomyelitis are rare and documented mainly in immunocompromised or neutropenic patients. Patients receiving therapeutic immunosuppression for organ transplants have also reported to suffer from aspergillus osteoarthritis. We describe two patients with aspergillus arthritis of the knee joint following fludarabine-based non-myeloablative stem cell transplantation. Both were suffering from acute and chronic GVHD and treated with heavy immunosuppression including steroids and cyclosporine. Interestingly in one of our patients, the arthritis was almost asymptomatic and did not spread to other organs. Heavy pre- and post-transplant immunosuppression is a major risk factor for invasive fungal infection, which can involve remote organs and manifest in an indolent and atypical manner.
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- S Panigrahi
- Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hadassah University Hospital, Hebrew University - Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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Khan ZU, Kortom M, Marouf R, Chandy R, Rinaldi MG, Sutton DA. Bilateral pulmonary aspergilloma caused by an atypical isolate of Aspergillus terreus. J Clin Microbiol 2000; 38:2010-4. [PMID: 10790144 PMCID: PMC86655 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.5.2010-2014.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A case of bilateral pulmonary aspergilloma caused by an atypical isolate of Aspergillus terreus is described. The diagnosis was established by the presence of septate, dichotomously branched fungal elements in freshly collected bronchoalveolar lavage and sputum specimens and by repeated isolation of the fungus in culture. Specific precipitating antibodies against the A. terreus isolate were demonstrated in the patient's serum. The isolate was atypical as it failed to produce fruiting structures on routine mycological media, but it did so on extended incubation on potato flake agar and produced globose, relatively heavy-walled, hyaline accessory conidia (formerly termed aleurioconidia) on both vegetative and aerial mycelia. Also, it produced an intense yellow diffusing pigment in the medium. The report underscores the increasing importance of A. terreus in the etiology of pulmonary aspergillosis. It is suggested that A. terreus antigen be included in the battery of serodiagnostic reagents to facilitate the early diagnosis of infections caused by this species.
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- Z U Khan
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Kuwait.
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