皮肤播散型孢子丝菌病1例并文献复习

目的探讨皮肤播散型孢子丝菌病发生的病因、临床特点、诊断及鉴别诊断,以提高对该病的认识,避免误诊、误治。方法对1例以声嘶为首发表现的皮肤播散型孢子丝菌病的临床资料、组织病理、真菌培养结果进行分析,并进行相关文献复习。结果患者以声嘶为首发表现,3个月后出现全身散在皮下结节。结节逐渐增多,部分破溃伴脓血。咽部组织病理示鳞状上皮黏膜急慢性炎伴上皮乳头状增生,可见多核巨细胞,抗酸染色未查出阳性菌。皮损处脓液真菌镜检及培养阴性。病理符合感染性肉芽肿。组织真菌培养见孢子丝菌生长。诊断为皮肤播散型孢子丝菌病。结论皮肤播散型孢子丝菌病在免疫正常人群发病时容易导致误诊误治;皮损表面脓液真菌镜检及培养阳性率低。病变组织真菌培养有利于得到阳性结果,早日明确诊断和治疗。     

慢性皮肤黏膜念珠菌病1例

报道慢性皮肤黏膜念珠菌病1例。表现为口腔和皮肤损害,真菌镜检可见大量假菌丝,真菌培养为白念珠菌;皮损组织病理显示为感染肉芽肿改变,在角质层中可见大量真菌菌丝;实验室检查未见明显免疫缺陷和内分泌异常。口服氟康唑治疗痊愈。     

慢性皮肤黏膜念珠菌病1例

报道l例慢性皮肤黏膜念珠菌病.患者女,16岁.1岁开始发病,持续存在口腔、皮肤、甲板损害,真菌镜检阳性,真菌培养为白念珠菌,皮损组织病理为感染肉芽肿改变,在角质层中可见大量真菌菌丝,内分泌功能和免疫学检查未见明显异常.口服伊曲康唑治疗有效.     

皮肤念珠菌病诊治进展

皮肤念珠菌病是由念珠菌属的某些致病菌种引起的皮肤浅表念珠菌感染.临床类型多样化,直接涂片检查见到念珠菌特有的假菌丝和孢子即可确诊.必要时进行真菌培养并体外药敏试验、组织病理检查和血清学检查.大多需要局部外用抗真菌药物治疗,部分需要系统抗真菌药物治疗.     

念珠菌所致深部皮肤软组织感染的回顾性分析

目的分析念珠菌所致深部皮肤软组织感染的特点。方法检索pubmed、万方数据库及中国期刊全文数据库中念珠菌所致深部皮肤软组织感染的病例报告建立数据库进行描述性分析,时间限定为1984-2017年。结果共获得32篇文献,涉及35例患者。世界各地均有分布,中国报道最多,男女比例大致相当。大部分念珠菌所致深部皮肤软组织感染患者均有基础疾病或存在诱发因素。念珠菌所致深部皮肤软组织感染临床表现多种多样,约一半以上表现为皮肤溃疡,其中面部中线区域溃疡亦不占少数。也可模拟许多疾病的临床表现如毛囊炎、蜂窝织炎、坏死性筋膜炎等,还可表现为皮下脓肿、皮肤斑块等。所有病例均通过真菌培养确诊。病理下可见假菌丝和(或)孢子。结论念珠菌所致深部皮肤软组织感染临床表现多样,大部分表现为溃疡,其中面部损毁性溃疡是常见类型,可模拟多种疾病表现,临床上易造成误诊。病理下可见假菌丝和(或)孢子,病理组织中假菌丝较少,以孢子为主,这可能是造成临床误诊的原因。病损局限或基础病较轻患者预后较好,基础病较重或出现系统播散可致死亡。致病菌种以白念珠菌为主。     

肝移植后播散性隐球菌病1例及其实验研究

目的播散性隐球菌病临床及实验研究。方法患者女,47岁,肝移植术后2 d,面部、肩部、四肢皮肤出现多发溃疡,伴昏迷。通过脑计算机断层扫描、皮损组织病理检查、PAS染色、皮损组织真菌培养及激光俘获显微切割结合PCR扩增序列分析确诊,并对获得菌株进行尿素酶试验、API试验、PCR扩增测序等实验研究。结果皮损组织病理可见大量圆形和椭圆形菌体,PAS染色阳性。血液和脑脊液真菌镜检均为阴性。皮损组织真菌培养可见酵母样菌落生长,菌株尿素酶试验阳性,API试验鉴定为新生隐球菌。ITS区序列分析鉴定为新生隐球菌grub ii变种。激光俘获显微切割结合PCR扩增,序列分析与培养获得的菌株直接PCR扩增后序列分析结果一致。脑脊液特异性隐球菌抗原（＋＋）,血液特异性隐球菌抗原（＋＋＋＋）。脑CT显示为多发结节灶。依据临床及实验室检查确诊为播散性隐球菌病,致病菌为新生隐球菌grubii变种。结论通过对该病例的深入研究,为临床明确诊断播散性隐球菌病奠定基础,确立了显微切割技术在皮肤真菌感染中的应用价值。     

PCR法评价伊曲康唑注射液治疗播散性白念珠菌病兔模型疗效

目的通过静脉内接种的方法,构建播散性白念珠菌感染的兔模型,并用PCR评价伊曲康唑注射液治疗播散性念珠菌病的疗效。方法在接种后24h,用伊曲康唑注射液5rag／kg对兔模型进行治疗,1次／d,共14d。在不同的时间段取兔模型的静脉血,进行血培养和真菌通用引物以及白念珠菌特异性引物的PCR检测,监测伊曲康唑注射液治疗播散性白念珠菌感染的疗效。结果在接种白念珠菌后1h、6h,外周血中用PCR方法就能检测到白念珠菌,且能持续到8—10d;实验兔外周血血培养1h后阳性,持续到18h。实验结束后解剖实验兔,治疗组较对照组内脏器官的组织培养阳性率及菌落数低。结论PCR是一种快速和敏感的检测播散性念珠菌病的方法,伊曲康唑注射液治疗播散性白念珠菌病有效,但是真菌的清除率特别是肾脏组织的真菌清除率并不理想,治疗结束7d后,组织匀浆真菌培养仍然阳性。     

以皮下结节为首发表现的播散性隐球菌感染1例

报道1例系统性红斑狼疮合并干燥综合征患者出现以皮下结节为首发表现播散性隐球菌感染。患者,女,50岁,以双下肢皮下结节、头痛为主要症状,血培养、脑脊液培养出新生隐球菌,皮肤活检病理可见大量均一、透亮的小圆形菌体真菌孢子浸润,PAS(+)、六胺银(+)。诊断为播散性隐球菌感染。先后使用两性霉素B、氟康唑、两性霉素B脂质体、氟胞嘧啶治疗1个月后症状好转。     

播散性隐球菌病1例及其实验研究

目的 播散性隐球菌病1例临床及实验研究.方法 患者男,72岁,红皮病1年2个月,口服醋酸泼尼松治疗,双下肢出现结节、溃烂6个月.皮损组织病理、皮损组织真菌培养、尿素酶试验、PCR扩增测序比对明确诊断,同时做胸部及脑部CT.结果 皮损组织病理显示为感染肉芽肿改变,可见大量圆形和椭圆形酵母细胞.皮损组织真菌培养可见酵母样菌落生长,菌株尿素酶试验阳性,ITS区测序比对鉴定为新生隐球菌grubii变种.血清隐球菌荚膜多糖抗原乳胶凝集试验阳性(++++).胸部CT显示左下肺后基底段空洞性病灶.依据临床及实验室检查确诊为由新生隐球菌grubii变种引起的 播散性隐球菌病.给予患者静滴氟康唑400 mg/d治疗2周,之后改口服300 mg/d治疗,3个月后结节性皮损全部消退,胸片显示左肺陈旧性病变,血清隐球菌荚膜多糖抗原乳胶凝集试验阳性(++).治疗15个月后,血清隐球菌荚膜多糖抗原乳胶凝集试验仍阳性(++).结论 对该病例的临床和实验室研究为临床明确诊断和治疗提供了依据,确定菌种需要进行分子生物学研究.     

不同方法治疗皮肤型孢子丝菌病

皮肤型孢子丝菌病首选口服抗真菌药物治疗,如碘化钾、伊曲康唑、特比萘芬和氟康唑等[1].由于个体差异及疾病情况的复杂性,患者对每种抗真菌药物治疗的反应不同,最近我们应用不同的方法治愈了4例皮肤型孢子丝菌病患者,报道如下.1临床资料1.1病例1患者男,68岁,北京市延庆县农民.因右侧面部皮损8个月于2008年12月8日就诊.8个月前患者右侧面部出现米粒大小皮损,之后皮损破溃、增多,伴疼痛.否认外伤史.皮肤科情况:右面颊部可见8个1 ～1.5 cm大小皮损,基底红肿,其上有厚的结痂,无脓液渗出,可触及多数皮下结节(见图1a).皮损痂屑KOH湿片真菌镜检阴性,皮损组织真菌培养为申克孢子丝菌.皮损组织病理显示表皮角化不全,有脓痂,表皮呈假上皮瘤样增生;真皮全层弥漫淋巴细胞、组织细胞、多核巨细胞、浆细胞、嗜中性粒细胞浸润,伴少许嗜酸粒细胞;PAS染色未见真菌成分.诊断:皮肤淋巴管型孢子丝菌病.     

The Importance of a Proper Aetiological Diagnosis in the Management of Patients with Invasive Mycoses: A Case Report of a Brain Abscess by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Scedosporium apiospermum</Emphasis>

Scedosporium apiospermum is a saprobic fungus responsible for many different clinical manifestations. Although it affects mostly immunocompromised patients, pulmonary and disseminated scedosporiosis have also been reported in immunocompetent subjects. It often causes subcutaneous mycetoma, despite its preferential tropism to CNS. The authors describe a fatal case of a S. apiospermum brain abscess in a 58-year-old female. She was affected by chronic liver disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and had been treated with corticosteroid therapy for a long time. She recovered in a neurosurgery unit, wherein TC scan and cerebral MRI revealed an expansive left temporo-parietal process with vasogenic oedema. A stereotactic puncture of the lesion was carried out, and pus of brain abscess was evacuated. Empirical antifungal therapy was initiated with liposomal amphotericine B based on the clinical suspicion of Zygomycetes infection; after 3 days, posaconazole was added. The correct aetiological diagnosis arrived too late and the patient was treated with no specific therapy. This fatal case confirms the necessity of having a fast and correct aetiological diagnosis to improve the patient’s outcome.     

Potential usefulness of bovine lactoferrin for adjunctive immunotherapy for mucosal Candida infections

Immunosuppressed children and adults have a higher prevalence of oropharyngeal candidiasis. In this patient population, anti-fungal therapy of this condition is often ineffective, and new approaches to treatment are needed. The use of bovine lactoferrin is considered a promising option in treating oropharyngeal candidiasis. Here we review the results of in vitro and in vivo studies that have examined the antimicrobial characteristics of bovine lactoferrin as an adjunctive therapy for oropharyngeal candidiasis.     

The 'bull's eye' pattern in hepatic tomography

Invasive fungal infections are more commonly found in patients who develop neutropenia after chemotherapy. A 4-year-old girl with diagnosis of acute lymphoid leukemia developed febrile neutropenia after chemotherapy. Broad spectrum antibiotics and antimycotic therapy were initiated. Candida albicans was isolated and Entamoeba histolytica was observed in stool examination. Chronic disseminated candidiasis had developed and was treated with amphotericin B, initially, and fluconazol. Computed tomography images were obtained that demonstrated a classic 'bull's eye' pattern; a concurrent histological study confirmed the diagnosis. Candida spp. is the major cause of opportunistic mycosis in immunosuppresed patients receiving chemotherapy for haematologic malignancies. An initial infection results in disseminated candidiasis, which persists and becomes chronic. In the 4-year-old patient, the identified risk factors consisted of a previous therapy with broad spectrum antibiotics, the gastrointestinal tract colonization with Candida albicans and prolonged neutropenia. Imaging diagnoses are made by ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance. With ultrasound and tomography, 4 distinct patterns have been described. Pattern 1 ('wheels within wheels') and 2 ('bull's eye') are important, since they are characteristic of chronic disseminated candidiasis. The third pattern (hypoechoic image) is the most common finding with both techniques. In the current patient, patterns 2 and 3 were seen and the diagnosis was confirmed by histological study.     

Disseminated candidiasis: evidence of a distinctive syndrome in heroin abusers.

Seven young men developed similar manifestations of disseminated candidiasis after a single episode of intravenous heroin abuse. Sequential development of lesions of the eye, skin, and bone or costal cartilage was noted within 10 days after injection. Skin lesions were confined to the scalp and other hair bearing areas. Candida albicans was cultured readily from affected skin and costal cartilage. Histological examination of scalp biopsy specimens showed infiltration of hair follicles with chronic inflammatory cells and C albicans. Pseudohyphas of C albicans were also identified in and around hair shafts. The skin, skeletal, and small eye lesions resolved on systemic treatment with 1 g amphotericin B plus flucytosine. Pars plana vitrectomy plus local instillation of amphotericin B cured progressive chorioretinitis. These features may represent a distinctive syndrome of disseminated candidiasis in heroin abusers. Systemic antifungal treatment is curative in most cases.     

Disseminated <Emphasis Type="Italic">Penicillium Marneffei</Emphasis> Infection in an SLE Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review

Penicillium marneffei is an important opportunistic pathogen in Southeast Asia in HIV-positive individuals, but it rarely infects non-HIV ones. Four SLE patients with disseminated penicilliosis had been previously reported out of which 3 died. We describe a 46-year-old Chinese woman who had a 10 years history of SLE, associated with disseminated Penicillium marneffei infection, which presented as fever, subcutaneous masses, and fine nodular shadows disseminated over lung fields. She was initially misdiagnosed as miliary tuberculosis and panniculitis that did not respond to anti-tubercular drugs and prednisone. The correct diagnosis was finally made by histopathology and tissue culture and also culture from exudate. She responded well to antifungal therapy in the form of intravenous amphotericin B for 2 weeks followed by itraconazole plus fluconazole. The cutaneous lesions were cured leaving behind scars by secondary suture after times of epluchage, and the fine nodular shadows over lungs disappeared finally. She had no recurrence on 8 months of follow-up. We also review the literature on this topic.     

The C-terminal antibody binding domain of Candida albicans mp58 represents a protective epitope during candidiasis

The 58-kDa surface mannoprotein of Candida albicans (mp58) elicits strong antibody responses during infection. Epitope mapping with sera from patients with candidiasis and control individuals indicated the presence of multiple IgG-reactive continuous epitopes on the protein, expanding both the amino- and carboxy-terminal domains and several internal regions. These immunoreactive regions were similar to the ones previously identified using sera from immunized animals. Two of the epitopic regions (including the C-terminal domain) showed increased reactivity with antibodies present in sera from patients with candidiasis as compared to control individuals. Patients who survived the infection displayed increased antibody reactivity towards the C-terminal epitope as compared to those succumbing to candidiasis. A monoclonal antibody directed towards this epitopic region conferred protection in serum therapy experiments in a murine model of hematogenously disseminated candidiasis. Together, these observations indicate the carboxy-terminal antibody binding domain of C. albicans mp58 represents a protective epitope during candidiasis.     

Immune system function in candidiasis patients

To compare the clinical picture and the immunological characteristics, 58 candidiasis patients differing by the severity and dissemination of the disease were examined. Chronic candidiasis of the skin and mucous membranes, the most severe and disseminated form of the disease, is associated with a decrease in the number of T-lymphocytes and changes in their subpopulations, as well as high titers of Candida albicans antigen and antibodies to it in blood sera. The immune system of patients with visceral candidiasis and chronic vulvovaginal candidiasis was similar to that of healthy persons in the characteristics under study. Immediate and mixed hypersensitivity occurred in candidiasis patients more frequently than in healthy persons. In extremely severe forms of Candida infection immediate hypersensitivity prevailed.     

Aspergillus myositis in a patient with a myelodysplastic syndrome

We present the case of an elderly man who, while being treated with corticosteroids for a myelodysplastic syndrome, developed myositis of the calf due to Aspergillus fumigatus. Despite therapy with amphotericin B the myositis failed to resolve and he died. At autopsy, a localized necrotizing myositis of the right calf was found with no evidence of disseminated Aspergillus infection. Myositis in the setting of disseminated candidiasis or cryptococcosis has been previously reported. This case is unique in that it is the first reported case of localized fungal myositis and of myositis caused by Aspergillus.     

90株阴道念珠菌的菌群分布及对抗真菌药物MIC的研究

白假丝酵母是目前最常见的条件致病菌。从临床念珠菌感染病例分离株的耐药性进行流行病研究, 可以为指导临床用药提供参考。对由妇科念珠菌性阴道炎患者的外阴分泌物分离纯化得到的９０株假丝酵母 进行了系统鉴定并测定了对 ＭＣＺ, ＫＣＺ和 ＦＣＺ ３种药物的 ＭＩＣ,分析了菌群变化及 ＭＩＣ分布。结果显示,非 白假丝酵母所占比例（４０．０％）明显上升,成为主要条件致病菌,而白假丝酵母所占比例仅为３７．７％,已明显下 降;同时亦显示不同种类的假丝酵母对上述３种抗真菌药物的敏感性也不同。这种菌群变迁可能与近年来抗 真菌药物的广泛应用有关。     

Diagnosis of disseminated candidiasis in hospitalized patients using the Cand-Tec latex agglutination assay

A total of 1,303 sera from 202 patients at risk for disseminated candidiasis were analyzed for the presence of Candida antigen using a commercially available latex agglutination test (Cand-Tec). Twentythree patients had disseminated candidiasis documented by positive blood cultures, deep biopsy culture and histopathology or autopsy. Six patients had transient candidemia, 15 patients had candiduria, 62 patients were not colonized yet treated empirically with amphotericin B, and 46 patients were not colonized and not treated with amphotericin B. The sensitivity and specificity of the Candida antigen test for the diagnosis of disseminated candidiasis was 87% and 36% (threshold titer of 12), 70% and 60% (14), and 30% and 85% (18), respectively. In contrast to previous studies we were unable to demonstrate a prognostic role for the Candida antigen test in patients with documented disseminated candidiasis. The lack of sensitivity and specificity of the Cand-Tec Candida antigen test precludes its use in the diagnosis of disseminated candidiasis.