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Cavalleri M, Marchese A, Starace V, Bandello F, Modorati G, Miserocchi E. UNUSUAL CASE OF CLADOSPORIUM SPHAEROSPERMUM ENDOGENOUS ENDOPHTHALMITIS DURING GOLIMUMAB THERAPY: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW. Retin Cases Brief Rep 2023; 17:528-532. [PMID: 37643037 DOI: 10.1097/icb.0000000000001238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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PURPOSE To report a case of fungal endogenous endophthalmitis from Cladosporium sphaerospermum in a patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis receiving chronic immunosuppressive therapy with golimumab (tumor necrosis factor-α blocker). METHODS Case report and review of the literature. RESULTS A 34-year-old woman receiving chronic immunosuppressive therapy with golimumab for juvenile idiopathic arthritis was referred for unilateral visual loss and ocular pain. Worsening conditions after corticosteroid therapy and raised serum beta-D-glucan levels pointed to an infectious fungal etiology. Panfungal polymerase chain reaction-based genetic sequencing on vitreous specimens obtained during vitrectomy detected C. sphaerospermum. The patient management combined surgical treatment and systemic and intravitreal voriconazole. CONCLUSION Endogenous fungal endophthalmitis can be a rare complication in patients undergoing chronic immunosuppressive therapy (including golimumab) without other predisposing factors. Prompt diagnosis and appropriate treatment are the keys to preserve vision.
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- Michele Cavalleri
- Department of Ophthalmology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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He Y, Zheng HL, Mei H, Lv GX, Liu WD, Li XF. Phaeohyphomycosis in China. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:895329. [PMID: 35770068 PMCID: PMC9235401 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.895329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundDue to more attentions paid to melanized fungi over the past few decades and under the background of the global coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) the fact that the virus itself and the immunosuppressive agents such as glucocorticoids can further increase the risk of infections of deep mycoses, the number of patients with phaeohyphomycosis (PHM) has a substantial increase. Their spectrum is broad and the early diagnosis and treatments are extremely sticky. This study aims to more comprehensively understand the clinical features of phaeohyphomycosis in China over 35 years and to establish a more applicable systematical classification and severity grades of lesions to guide treatments and prognosis.MethodsWe reviewed 174 cases of proven phaeohyphomycosis reported in Chinese and English language literature from 1987 to 2021 and we also made the accurate classification definitions and detailed information about the epidemiology, species of clinical dematiaceous fungi, minimum inhibitory concentration values, clinical features, treatments, and prognosis.ResultsThe mortality of cerebral, disseminated and pulmonary phaeohyphomycosis are 55%, 36%, and 25%. Nearly 19% of patients had poor quality of life caused by the complications such as disability, disfigurements, and blindness. The overall misdiagnosis rate of phaeohyphomycosis was 74%. Moderate to severe rashes are accounting for 82% of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis. The areas of the head and face are mostly affected accounting for 16% of severe rashes. Nearly 30% of invasive infections of phaeohyphomycosis are triggered by recurrent lesions. Voriconazole, itraconazole, amphotericin B deoxycholate (AmB-DOC), and terbinafine were most commonly used but diagnosis and treatments of phaeohyphomycosis remain challenging in reality.ConclusionsOur classifications are likely to be more practical and easier to popularize, and there are still also plenty of characteristics in these non-specific lesions. There’re no significant variations in cure rates, or death rates between three grades of lesions. But patients with severe rashes have longer courses and lower effective rates.
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- Yun He
- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Nanjing, China
- Skin Disease Prevention and Treatment Institute of Yixing, Yixing, China
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- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Wei-da Liu, ; Xiao-fang Li,
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- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, China
- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Nanjing, China
- *Correspondence: Wei-da Liu, ; Xiao-fang Li,
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Abedy ANA, Musawi BHA, Isawi HINA, Abdalmoohsin RG. Morphological and molecular identification of Cladosporium sphaerospermum isolates collected from tomato plant residues. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 82:e237428. [PMID: 34259713 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.237428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study was conducted at the Agriculture College University of Karbala, Iraq to isolate and morphologically and molecularly diagnose thirteen Cladosporium isolates collected from tomato plant residues present in desert regions of Najaf and Karbala provinces, Iraq. We diagnosed the obtained isolates by PCR amplification using the ITS1 and ITS4 universal primer pair followed by sequencing. PCR amplification and analysis of nucleotide sequences using the BLAST program showed that all isolated fungi belong to Cladosporium sphaerospermum. Analysis of the nucleotide sequences of the identified C. sphaerospermum isolates 2, 6, 9, and 10 showed a genetic similarity reached 99%, 98%, 99%, and 99%, respectively, with those previously registered at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBl). By comparing the nucleotide sequences of the identified C. sphaerospermum isolates with the sequences belong to the same fungi and available at NCBI, it was revealed that the identified C. sphaerospermum isolates 2, 6, 9, and 10 have a genetic variation with those previously recorded at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBl); therefore, the identified sequences of C. sphaerospermum isolates have been registered in GenBank database (NCBI) under the accession numbers MN896004, MN896107, MN896963, and MN896971, respectively.
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- A N Al Abedy
- College of Agriculture, University of Kerbala, Iraq
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- Technical Institute of Kufa-Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Iraq
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Batra N, Kaur H, Mohindra S, Singh S, Shamanth AS, Rudramurthy SM. Cladosporium sphaerospermum causing brain abscess, a saprophyte turning pathogen: Case and review of published reports. J Mycol Med 2019; 29:180-184. [PMID: 31056403 DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Emergence of saprophytic fungi thriving in dead plant material and soil as opportunistic human pathogens is of great concern. Cladosporium species are environmental saprophytes reported to cause various superficial and invasive fungal infections worldwide. C. sphaerospermum, a predominantly indoor fungus has been reported from cases of meningitis, subcutaneous and pulmonary fungal infections in the past. Herein we report the first case of cerebral abscess due to C. sphaerospermum in an immunocompetent host who was successfully managed by combined medical and surgical therapy.
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- N Batra
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Post graduate institute of medical education and research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Post graduate institute of medical education and research, Chandigarh, India.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Post graduate institute of medical education and research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Post graduate institute of medical education and research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Post graduate institute of medical education and research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Post graduate institute of medical education and research, Chandigarh, India
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Nasirian H. Contamination of cockroaches (Insecta: Blattaria) to medically fungi: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Mycol Med 2017; 27:427-448. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2017.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 04/08/2017] [Accepted: 04/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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