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A Schizophyllum commune fungus ball in a lung cancer cavity: a case report.

Naoya ItohNana AkazawaHiromi MurakamiYuichi IshibanaYusuke TakahashiWaki HosodaTakashi YaguchiKatsuhiko Kamei
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2021)
Only three cases of lung fungal balls caused by S. commune have been previously reported, and this is the first case of lung cancer cavity with a fungal ball formation. In cases of fungal ball formation in the lung, S. commune should be considered a possible causative microorganism.
Keyphrases
  • cell wall