Ethmoido‐maxillary sinusitis caused by the basidiomycetous fungus Schizophyllum commune

Filamentous Basidiomycetes in the Clinical Laboratory

“…Ethmoido-maxillary sinusitis caused by S. commune was also reported in an immunocompetent patient in France. The patient recovered well after sinus surgery and did not require antifungal treatment [13]. …”

First report of otitis externa caused by Schizophyllum commune and review of the literature

“…It is found as a pathogenic agent worldwide, but it is most frequently encountered in Far Eastern countries, almost half (46 %) of the cases come from Japan [3]. It has mostly been described as a causative agent of allergic sinusitis and allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis [4][5][6][7]. Chrowdhary et al [3] described 71 cases of S. commune infections from different parts of the world; 45 (63 %) of them had bronchopulmonary involvement-with allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis as the most frequent clinical manifestation-and 22 (31 %) had cases of sinusitis.…”

Sinusitis and frontal brain abscess in a diabetic patient caused by the basidiomycete Schizophyllum commune: case report and review of the literature

“…After introduction of these new methods we found twelve isolates of this basidiomycetous fungus within a 3‐year‐period, all obtained from patients suffering from chronic sinusitis 10 . After introduction of nucleotide sequencing the frequency of S. commune isolation from clinical samples has increased 1,5–6,11–12,15,18,21,22 . Antifungal susceptibility testing has rarely been performed for S. commune.…”

“…The basidiomycetous fungus Schizophyllum commune is emerging as one of the important agents of sinusitis 1 . Despite the worldwide distribution and prevalence of S. commune human infections other than sinusitis have been rarely reported.…”

“…The basidiomycetous fungus Schizophyllum commune is emerging as one of the important agents of sinusitis. 1 Despite the worldwide distribution and prevalence of S. commune human infections other than sinusitis have been rarely reported. Only one case of brain abscess caused by S. commune, occurring in an immunocompromised individual and dating back 15 years, was found in literature.…”