A case is presented of Pseudallescheria boydii fungal keratitis in an agricultural welder. Treatment with azole antifungal drugs (miconazole and itraconazole) and with penetrating keratoplasty was unsuccessful in eradicating the infection, and eventually the eye was eviscerated.

a case of mycetoma of the arm caused by pseudallescheria boydii in a 56- year-old woman is described. response to oral administration of ketoconazole was successful.

Hyalohyphomycoses caused by Pseudallescheria boydii and Scedosporium apiospermum have recently been on the increase. To find the appropriate treatment for this emerging disease, we examined the antifungal susceptibility of 10 isolates of P. boydii and 17 isolates of S. apiospermum, most of which were isolated from clinical specimens. When the NCCLS M38-P microdilution method was used, itraconaz...

We present a 43-year-old immunocompetent man who developed meningitis caused by Pseudallescheria boydii. The patient had no history of near drowning, trauma, steroid administration, operations or any other underlying systemic disease. He presented with intermittent fever associated with headache, bilateral eye pain, and vomiting. Progressive hydrocephalus was noted during the course of the dise...

During 2 years, from March 1987 to April 1989 ,600 samples of soil and plant were collected from different cities of northern provinces of Iran. Out of the six hundred samples 58 Actinomycetes, 9 Pseudallescheria boydii, 10 Sporothrix schenckii, and 4 Sporothrix schenckii-like fungi were isolated as the following: Streptomyces griseus from 31 samples (38.27%), Nocardia asteroides from 8 samples...

Hyalohyphomycoses caused by Pseudallescheria boydii and Scedosporium apiospermum have recently been on the increase. To find the appropriate treatment for this emerging disease, we examined the antifungal susceptibility of 10 isolates of P. boydii and 17 isolates of S. apiospermum, most of which were isolated from clinical specimens. When the NCCLS M38-P microdilution method was used, itraconaz...

The emergence of Scedosporium infections in diverse groups of individuals, which are often treatment refractory, warrants timely and accurate laboratory diagnosis. Species- or group-specific primers based on internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequence polymorphisms were designed for Scedosporium aurantiacum, Scedosporium dehoogii, Scedosporium prolificans, Pseudallescheria boydii species complex...

during 2 years, from march 1987 to april 1989, 600 samples of soil and plant were collected from different cities of northern provinces of iran. out of the six hundred samples 58 actinomycetes, 9 pseudallescheria boydii, 10 sporothrix schenckii, and 4 sporothrix schenckii-like fungi were isolated as the following: streptomyces griseus from 31 samples (38.27%), nocardia asteroides from 8 samples...