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Background. Scedosporium inflatum is an anamorph of Pseudallerscheria boydii, a common saprobe found in soil. P. boydii is involved in causing a variety of infections elsewhere in the body including paranasal sinuses, eyes, joints, subcutaneous tissue, lung and brains and soft tissue infections. The infection is acquired by traumatic implantation of the organism into the skin and tissues. It is also the main cause of mycetoma and an agent of phaeohyphmycosis.
Observation. A case of bone and soft tissue infection caused by S. inflatum, an anamorph of P. boydii is presented.
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Journal
Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal
Volume / Issue
Volume 29 · Issue 3
Pages
145-147
History
Published Online
August 20, 2014
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Copyright (c) 1998 Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal
Affiliations
Ayhan YÜCEL
İ.Ü. Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
Murat TUĞRUL
Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı
A. Serda KANTARCIOĞLU
İ.Ü. Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi, Mikrobiyoloji ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
A. Cemal AYGIT
Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Plastik Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, Edirne
Aziz ÖĞÜTLÜ
Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Anabilim Dalı
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YÜCEL, A., TUĞRUL, M., KANTARCIOĞLU, A. S., AYGIT, A. C., & ÖĞÜTLÜ, A. (2014). KEMİĞİ TUTAN BİR İNFEKSİYONDAN SCEDOSPORIUM INFLATUM (EŞEYLİ ŞEKLİ PSEUDALLESCHERİA BOYDİİ)'UN AYRILDIĞI BİR OLGU. Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal, 29(3), 145–147. Retrieved from https://cerrahpasamedj.org/index.php/pub/article/view/25
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