Park Terrence, Love Gordon, Burke Victoria
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Section of Infectious Diseases, 1542 Tulane Avenue, Suite 331C, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
IDCases. 2023 Apr 26;32:e01774. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2023.e01774. eCollection 2023.
is a dimorphic fungus capable of producing a diverse array of clinical pathology in humans dependent upon the host immune status. Acute symptomatic infection typically presents as an isolated pulmonary or nodal disease in immunocompetent patients with extra-thoracic manifestations rarely seen in this population. In this report, we describe a novel case of tympanomastoiditis in an immunocompetent patient who presented with progressively worsening purulent otorrhea, vertigo, and facial nerve palsy. He was successfully managed with surgical debridement and a prolonged antifungal course.
是一种双相真菌,能够根据宿主免疫状态在人类中产生多种临床病理表现。急性症状性感染通常表现为免疫功能正常患者的孤立性肺部或淋巴结疾病,该人群很少出现胸外表现。在本报告中,我们描述了一例免疫功能正常患者发生鼓室乳突炎的新病例,该患者表现为脓性耳漏、眩晕和面神经麻痹逐渐加重。通过手术清创和长期抗真菌疗程,他得到了成功治疗。