A Case of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Mycosis Caused by Cordyceps Farinosa, a Species of Caterpillar Fungi

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2024 Oct 2

PMID 39355473

Authors

Yuta Sakano

Taro Okumura

Tomomi Kofuku

Saki Kidaka

Yugo Nakata

Satoshi Katsura

Kenichi Goto

Michio Shigematsu

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Abstract

A female patient in her thirties presented with persistent cough and sputum, unresponsive to conventional treatments. Chest imaging showed infiltrative opacities and high attenuation mucus. On laboratory examination, eosinophil counts and immunoglobulin E were elevated. ,a species of caterpillar fungi, was identified by bronchoscopy and subsequent DNA sequencing from the mucus plug. The symptoms improved after the removal of mucus plugs and cessation of exposure to the work environment. Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) caused by has not been reported, and its pathogenicity is not well recognized. Herein, we report this case to understand the disease spectrum of ABPM and the pathogenicity of this rare fungi.

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