Al Refaï Madjed, Duhamel Chantal, Le Rochais Jean Philippe, Icard Philippe
Department of Thoracic and Cardio-vascular Surgery, CHRU de Caen, Côte de Nacre, Caen, France.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002 May;21(5):938-9. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(02)00068-4.
Lung scedosporiosis is an opportunistic fungus in humans that rarely affects the lung. It may give clinical presentations that are similar to aspergillosis. However, it must be detected because of its frequent resistance to medical treatment. Two cases of pulmonary scedosporiosis that were surgically treated are reported herein.