Durell J, Taha R, Pipi G, Oko M
ENT SHO, Department of ENT, Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, UK.
BMJ Case Rep. 2011 Feb 24;2011:bcr1120103485. doi: 10.1136/bcr.11.2010.3485.
The authors present a case that highlights an atypical example of a fungal epiglottis in an otherwise well adult patient with no medical history of fungal infection or an immunocompromised state. As current medical literature presents this fungus as only manifesting in the immunocompromised, the authors suggest, by this case report, that fungal pathogens be considered as a potential cause of epiglottitis in non-immunocompromised patients.
作者报告了一例病例,该病例突出显示了一名无真菌感染病史或免疫功能低下状态的成年健康患者发生真菌性会厌炎的非典型例子。由于当前医学文献表明这种真菌仅在免疫功能低下者中出现,作者通过本病例报告建议,真菌病原体应被视为非免疫功能低下患者会厌炎的潜在病因。