Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Diagn Cytopathol. 2021 Apr;49(4):E187-E189. doi: 10.1002/dc.24643. Epub 2020 Oct 19.
Scedosporium apiospermum (also known as Pseudallescheria boydii) is a ubiquitous filamentous fungus. This fungus is known as a cause of mycetoma, which may occur in a normal immune host following trauma and nonmycetoma-localized skin infections without grain production which are much rarer. However, in an immunocompromised host, S. apiospermum may cause a life-threatening infection. We describe a case of S. apiospermum infection of the left middle finger in an immunocompetent patient, which was diagnosed on cytology and later confirmed on culture.
枝顶孢属（也称为拟青霉属）是一种无处不在的丝状真菌。这种真菌是足菌肿的病因之一，可能在正常免疫宿主中发生，发生于创伤后和非足菌肿局部皮肤感染而无谷物生产，后者更为少见。然而，在免疫功能低下的宿主中，枝顶孢属可能导致危及生命的感染。我们描述了一例免疫功能正常的患者左手中指的枝顶孢属感染，该感染通过细胞学诊断，随后通过培养得到证实。
