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. 2020 Dec 11;20:945. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05679-z

Table 2.

Literature review of Hormographiella aspergillata infections in humans published since 1971

References Country Year Infection site EORTC/MSG classification Underlying disease Diagnosis
Samples - Methods
Antifungal treatment Surgery Outcome
Speller and MacIver [2]. England 1971 Heart Proven Prosthetic Valve Autopsy Histology + culture None Yes Died
Nenoff et al. [5] Germany 1997 Lung Proven ALL Autopsy Histology + culture AmB No Died
Verweij et al. [6] Netherlands 1997 Lung Proven ALL Autopsy Histology + culture + RFLP AmB ➔ ITZ No Died
Surmont et al. [7] Belgium 2002 Lung Proven Lymphoma Transthoracic puncture DE + culture AmB No Alive
Lagrou et al. [8] Belgium 2005 Lung Probable AML BAL DE + culture CSF No Died
Greer et al. [9] USA 2008 Heart Proven Valve prosthesis Resected valve Histology + culture lAmB Yes Alive
Abuali et al. [10] USA 2009 Skin Proven AML Skin biopsy Culture VRZ ➔ PSZ + CSF ➔ lAmB + CSF No Died
Conen et al. [11] Switzerland 2011 Lung, eye, CNS, blood Proven AML Autopsy Histology + culture VRZ ➔ PSZ ➔ CSF No Died
Lung Proven AML Lung biopsy Histology + culture VRZ ➔ PSZ ➔ lAmB ➔ VRZ Yes Died
Lung Proven AML Lung biopsy Histology + culture VRZ ➔ lAmB ➔ VRZ Yes Died
Suarez et al. [12] France 2011 Lung Proven BAL Lung biopsy DE + culture CSF ➔ VRZ ➔ lAmB No Alive
Lung Proven X-ALD Autopsy Histology + culture + PF-PCR CSF ➔ lAmB No Died
Pang et al. [13] France 2012 Lung Proven ALL Lung biopsy Culture CSF ➔ VRZ ➔ lAmB No Alive
Bojic et al. [14] Austria 2013 Skin, lung Proven AML Skin biopsy Histology CSF ➔ lAmB + VRZ Yes Died
Corzo-León et al. [15] USA 2015 Lung Probable AML BAL Culture VRZ ➔ lAmB No Died
Heiblig et al. [16] France 2015 Sinus, orbit, CNS Proven AML Sinus biopsy DE + culture CSF ➔ PSZ ➔ lAmB + VRZ Yes Died
Nanno et al. [17] Japan 2016 Lung, CNS, small intestine Proven MDS Lung biopsy Histology + culture + βDG ITZ ➔ lAmB + CSF ➔ VRZ + MCF ➔ VRZ + lAmB No Died
Koncan et al. [18] Italy 2016 Lung Proven MPAL Lung resection

Culture + PF-PCR

+ βDG

PSZ ➔ VRZ Yes Alive
Correa-Martinez et al. [19] Germany 2017 Skin Proven Nephroblastoma Skin biopsy Histology + culture PSZ Yes Alive
Godet et al. [20] France 2017 Lung Proven AML Lung biopsy DE + PF-PCR VRZ ➔ lAmB (IV + nebulized) Yes Alive
Jain et al. [21] India 2019 Eye Proven Intraocular lens implantation Corneal tissue DE + culture + PF-PCR Natamycin + ITZ ➔ VRZ Yes Alive (loss of the eye)
Chauhan et al. [22] USA 2019 Lung, CNS Proven CML Autopsy Histology + culture + PF-PCR + βDG MCF No Died
Our report HA1 France 2019 Lung Probable AML BAL

DE + PF-PCR

+ βDG

lAmB No Died

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*ALL Acute lymphoid leukemia, AML Acute myeloid leukemia, BAL Biphenotypic acute leukemia, X-ALD X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, CML Chronic myeloid leukemia, MDS Myelodysplasia syndrome, MPAL Mixed phenotype acute leukemia, CNS Central nervous system, AmB Deoxycholate amphotericin B, ITZ Itraconazole, CSF Caspofungin, VRZ Voriconazole, PSZ Posaconazole, lAmB Liposomal amphotericin B, MCF Micafungin, IV Intravenous, RFLP Restriction fragment length polymorphism, DE Direct examination, PF-PCR Pan-fungal-polymerization chain reaction, βDG 1, 3-beta-D glucan