Sclerotium formation in an Aspergillus flavus wound infection

Karen A. Frank; William G. Merz; Grover M. Hutchins

doi:10.1007/BF00437403

Sclerotium formation in an Aspergillus flavus wound infection

Karen A. Frank, William G. Merz, Grover M. Hutchins

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Abstract

A patient studied at autopsy was found to have a post-operative wound infection with Aspergillus flavus in which there was the formation of fungal structures resembling sclerotia. The ability of Aspergillus to form sclerotia in tissue appears to be rare and is related to the strain of Aspergillus flavus. Since sclerotia are considered as structures capable of withstanding dramatic shifts in the environment, the production of these in tissue may affect the efficacy of antifungal therapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	185-188
Number of pages	4
Journal	Mycopathologia
Volume	102
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00437403
State	Published - Jun 1988
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Aspergillus
calcium oxalate
infectious disease
sclerotium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
Agronomy and Crop Science
veterinary (miscalleneous)

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