A Schizophyllum commune fungus ball in a lung cancer cavity: a case report

A Schizophyllum commune fungus ball in a lung cancer cavity: a case report

Abstract Background Schizophyllum commune is a basidiomycete that lives in the environment and can cause infections, mainly those of the respiratory system. Although S. commune is increasingly reported as a cause of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis and sinusitis, cases of fungal ball formation are...

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Main Authors: Naoya Itoh, Nana Akazawa, Hiromi Murakami, Yuichi Ishibana, Yusuke Takahashi, Waki Hosoda, Takashi Yaguchi, Katsuhiko Kamei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Schizophyllum commune
Fungal ball
Internal transcribed spacer sequencing
Lung cancer cavity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06739-8

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