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. 2024 Mar 21;24:342. doi: 10.1186/s12879-023-08279-9

Table 2.

Case reports with Scedosporium in immunocompetent individuals between 1982 and 2022

No Reference Patient (Age/Sex) Country Initial event Risk factors Signs and Symptoms Period after the initial event Affected parts Identification of Scedosporium Method of identification Antifungal treatment Treatment Duration Outcome
1 Hung LH et al., 1993 [9] 32/M USA Trauma None Pain and swelling in the left knee 6 years Knee and proximal tibia S. boydii Culture KETO Not mentioned Improved
2 Rüchel R et al., 1995 [10] 21/M Germany Near-drowning None Fever, drowsiness, spastic paralysis c. 1 week Brain, heart S. apiospermum Culture and Microscopy Flucytosine + FLU 26 days Death
3 Khurshid A et al., 1999 [11] 61/F USA None Bullous emphysema Weight loss, night sweats, cough, fever, and hemoptysis Not applicable Lung,heart, liver, spleen, kidney, pancreas, and brain S. boydii Culture AmB Unknown Death
4 Poza G et al., 2000 [12] 24/M Spain Surgical operation None Headache, back pain c. 1 month CNS S. boydii Culture VCZ 1 year Improved
5 Tirado-Miranda R et al., 2001 [13] 32/M Spain Traffic accident None Fever, swelling and pain in the knee 53 days Right knee S. aurantiacum Culture 1)AmB 2)ITRA Not mentioned Improved
6 Kiraz N et al., 2001 [14] 24/F Turkey None None Enlarged cervical lymph nodes Not applicable Lymph nodes S. apiospermum Culture and Microscopy ITRA 1 year Improved
7 Levine NB et al., 2002 [15] 52/M USA None None Thoracolumbar spinal pain, hemoptysis Not applicable Spinal column S. apiospermum Culture ITRA Not mentioned Death
8 Farina C et al., 2002 [16] 23/M Italy Traffic accident None Purulent secretions 3 days Skull S. apiospermum Culture AmB 21 days Improved
9 Chakraborty A et al., 2005 [17] 1.5/M UK Near-drowning None Low-grade fever, unconsciousness, grand mal seizures 3 months Brain S. apiospermum Culture 1)ITRA 2)AmB 3)VCZ c. 18 months Improved
10 Kooijman CM et al., 2007 [18] 36/M The Netherlands Trauma None Fistula and abscess c. 11 weeks Femur S. aurantiacum Culture VCZ 8 weeks Improved
11 Leechawengwongs M et al., 2007 [19] 21/M Thailand Traffic accident, near-drowning None Headache, unconsciousness 14 days Brain S. apiospermum Culture 1)AmB + CASPO 2)VCZ 23 months Improved
12 Stripeli F et al., 2009 [20] 10/F Greece Trauma None Knee swelling and pain c. 2 months Left knee S. apiospermum Culture and Sequencing 1)AmB 2)VCZ 6 moths Improved
13 Al-Jehani H et al., 2010 [21] 33/M Canada Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation Neutropenia Fever, decreased movement, partial seizure c. 14 days Brain S. apiospermum Culture VCZ 1 week Death
14 Hell M et al., 2011 [22] 16/M Austria Trauma None Soft tissue healing defect, persisting fistula c. 3 weeks Bone, muscle S. apiospermum Culture VCZ c. 6 months Improved
15 Cumbo-Nacheli G et al., 2012 [23] 62/F USA None Mycobacterium avium complex infection history Fever, dyspnea, cough, and worsening pulmonary nodules Not applicable Lung S. boydii Pathological examination VCZ Not mentioned Improved
16 Angelini A, Drago G et al., 2013 [24] 27/F Italy Suffered tsunami None Pain in the knee 2 years Left knee S. apiospermum Culture and Sequencing 1)VCZ 2)POSA + TERB  > 1 year Improved
17 Wilson HL et al., 2013 [25] 69/M Australia None Silicosis, COPD Headache, fever, lethargy, nausea and vomiting Not applicable Brain S. apiospermum Culture, Microscopy and Sequencing 1)ABLC 2)VCZ 3)CASPO c. 2 months Death
18 Cruysmans C et al., 2015 [26] 7/M UK Trauma None low-grade fever, lethargy, weakness of lower limb 5 moths Endorachis S. apiospermum Culture VCZ 1 year Improved
19 Rahman FU et al., 2016 [27] 40/M Pakistan None Pulmonary TB history Cough, hemopty Not applicable Lung S. apiospermum Culture and Microscopy VCZ 4 moths Improved
20 Dinh A et al., 2018 [28] 57/M France None None Iterative fractures Not applicable Tibial pseudarthrosis S. apiospermum Culture and MALDI-TOF VCZ 6 moths Improved
21 Tan SYL et al., 2020 [29] 39/M China Percutaneous driveline tugged Left ventricular assist devices equipping Fever, local pustular lesion c. 2 months Blood stream S. apiospermum Culture and Sequencing Not able to take Not applicable Death
22 Jabr R et al., 2020 [30] 72/M USA Peripherally inserted central catheter placement Pulmonary arterial hypertension Fever, intermittent hemoptysis, worsening shortness of breath c. 1 month Blood stream S. apiospermum Culture 1)VCZ 2)ABLC 3)TERB 7 months Improved
23 Liu W et al., 2020 [31] 44/M China None None Hemoptysis Not applicable Lung S. apiospermum Culture and Microscopy VCZ c. 11 months Improved
24 Mir WAY et al., 2021 [32] 83/F USA None Chronic atrial fibrillation, COPD Shortness of breath, cough with blood-tinged sputum, fatigue Not applicable Lung S. apiospermum Culture VCZ 6 moths Improved
25 Ghasemian R et al., 2021 [33] 67/F Iran Near-drowning None Fever, respiratory distress 7 days Lung S. aurantiacum Culture and Sequencing 1)VCZ 2)ABLC 6 days Death
26 Song Y et al., 2022 [34] 56/M China Inhalation of Biogas None Nausea, vomiting, haemoptysis, fever 10 days Lung S. apiospermum Culture and MALDI-TOF 1)VCZ 2)ABLC 230 days Improved
27 Shi XW et al., 2022 [35] 60/M China None None Lumbosacral pain, stooped back, restricted walking Not applicable Lumbar vertebra S. apiospermum Culture VCZ 6 moths Improved
28 This study 70/M China Near-drowning None Fever, chest tightness, shortness of breath, dizziness c. 1 month Lung, brain and spine S. apiospermum, S. boydii mNGS VCZ 6 months Improved

S. apiospermum: Scedosporium apiospermum, S. aurantiacum: Scedosporium aurantiacum, S.boydii: Scedosporium boydii

M Male, F Female, ABLC Amphotericin B (Lipid Complex), AmB Amphotericin B deoxycholate, CASPO Caspofungin, FLU Fluconazole, ITRA Itraconazole, KETO Ketoconazole, POSA Posaconazole, TERB Terbinafine, VCZ Voriconazole