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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;21:938-939
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Lung scedosporiosis: a differential diagnosis of aspergillosis

^a Department of Thoracic and Cardio-vascular Surgery, CHRU de Caen, Côte de Nacre, 14033 Caen Cedex, France
^b Department of Microbiology, CHRU de Caen, Côte de Nacre, 14033 Caen Cedex, France

Received 29 June 2001; received in revised form 15 January 2002; accepted 22 January 2002.

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e-mail: icardp{at}chu-caen.fr

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.

Key Words: Aspergillus • Fungal infection

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