Schizophyllum commune sphenoidal sinusitis as presentation of a non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Autores da FMUP
Participantes de fora da FMUP
- Filipe, R
- Caldas, JP
- Soares, N
- Sabino, R
- Verissimo, C
- Silva, R
- Tavares, M
Unidades de investigação
Abstract
Schizophyllum commune is a basidiomycetes worldwide distributed that has emerged as cause of invasive infections in immunosuppressed patients. We present a case of a man who was simultaneously diagnosed with a small cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and a sphenoid sinusitis by S. commune. Intraoperative observation and histology description were crucial to consider an alternative diagnosis to mucormycosis suggested by the MRI. The diagnosis was made based on PCR identification and sequencing.
Dados da publicação
- ISSN/ISSNe:
- 2211-7539, 2211-7539
- Tipo:
- Article
- Páginas:
- 26-28
- Link para outro recurso:
- www.scopus.com
Medical Mycology Case Reports Elsevier BV
Citações Recebidas na Web of Science: 4
Citações Recebidas na Scopus: 5
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Keywords
- Schizophyllum commune; Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; Immunosuppression; Fungal sinusitis
Proyectos asociados
Infecção e imunomodulação
Investigador Principal: António Carlos Megre Eugénio Sarmento
Estudo Clínico Académico (Infecção) . 2019
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Filipe R,Caldas JP,Soares N,Sabino R,Verissimo C,Silva R,Silva A,Tavares M,Sarmento A. <i>Schizophyllum commune</i> sphenoidal sinusitis as presentation of a non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Med. Mycol. Case Rep. 2020. 28. p. 26-28.