| subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by bipolaris hawaiiensis. a case report. | a case of phaeohyphomycosis caused by bipolaris hawaiiensis is reported. the patient, an immunocompetent host, presented a verrucous lesion on the first finger of the left foot. dematiaceous septate hyphae and yeast-like elements were seen in direct and histological examination. the isolated strain was identified on the basis of micro and macromorphological aspects. treated with electrocoagulation, the lesions healed and presented no relapse after two years follow-up. | 1991 | 1843402 |
| bipolaris hawaiiensis-caused phaeohyphomycotic orbitopathy. a devastating fungal sinusitis in an apparently immunocompetent host. | the authors present a case report of a devastating bilateral optic neuropathy and orbitopathy initiated by a contiguous fungal sinusitis, in an apparently immunocompetent young man. the causative organism, bipolaris hawaiiensis, and other species classified in the genus bipolaris, are being recognized with increased frequency as causes of several ophthalmic and systemic disorders in both immunocompromised and normal hosts. a literature review demonstrates the variety of clinical presentations wi ... | 1989 | 2704535 |
| corneal ulcer caused by bipolaris hawaiiensis. | following an injury to the right eye, a corneal ulcer with hypopyon developed in a leprosy patient. direct examination of the corneal scrapings on three occasions showed septate, branched, dematiaceous hyphal elements. when scrapings were cultured on sabouraud's glucose and brain heart infusion agars. bipolaris hawaiiensis was isolated repeatedly. the patient responded successfully to treatment with nystatin ointment, although the central opacity of the cornea remained and visual acuity did not ... | 1988 | 3236148 |
| nasal phaeohyphomycosis caused by bipolaris hawaiiensis. | a bilateral nasal phaeohyphomycotic infection caused by bipolaris hawaiiensis in an immunocompromised woman from india is described. repeated direct microscopic examinations of the nasal scrapings revealed the presence of septate, branched, pigmented hyphal fragments intermingled with cells that divided internally by one transverse septum and a few cells that were chestnut brown dividing internally by septa in different planes to become muriform. cultures of the scrapings yielded b. hawaiiensis. ... | 1987 | 3325631 |
| granulomatous encephalitis caused by bipolaris hawaiiensis. | we describe a case of granulomatous encephalitis caused by bipolaris (drechslera) hawaiiensis in an immunocompetent patient. an 18-year-old man with a seven-month history of seizures and right leg weakness was found by computed tomographic scan to have a left frontoparietal enhancing lesion. biopsy of the lesion revealed granulomatous inflammation and numerous septate hyphae. culture of the biopsy specimen yielded a pure culture of b hawaiiensis in four days. susceptibility studies revealed the ... | 1986 | 3778150 |
| peritoneal dialysis complicated by bipolaris hawaiiensis peritonitis: successful therapy with catheter removal and oral itraconazol without the use of amphotericin-b. | fungi classified in the genera bipolaris are an uncommon source of infection in human diseases. it is also a rare source of peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis (pd) patients. all cases of bipolaris peritonitis reported in the united states have occurred in the southern states. this form of peritonitis appears to have a good prognosis, with cure achieved only after removal of the peritoneal dialysis catheter and antifungal therapy. systemic or intraperitoneal amphotericin-b with or without oral ke ... | 1995 | 7573196 |
| endogenous endophthalmitis caused by bipolaris hawaiiensis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. | | 1993 | 8238229 |
| fontana-masson--stained tissue from culture-proven mycoses. | the fontana-masson stain can be used to detect melanin of dematiaceous fungi such as curvularia lunata and bipolaris hawaiiensis in tissue. this stain is often used to identify fungi that may not have an evident brown color in hematoxylin-eosin-stained sections. however, it is not clear whether hyphae of nondematiaceous fungi can be stained with the fontana-masson procedure. | 1998 | 9870861 |
| efficacy and safety of amphotericin b lipid complex injection (ablc) in solid-organ transplant recipients with invasive fungal infections. | fungal infections following solid-organ transplantation are a major source of morbidity and mortality. this report describes the efficacy and safety of amphotericin b lipid complex injection (ablc) in solid-organ transplant recipients. | 2000 | 10945204 |
| allergic bronchopulmonary disease caused by bipolaris hawaiiensis presenting as a necrotizing pneumonia: case report and review of literature. | we report a case of allergic bronchopulmonary disease caused by bipolaris hawaiisensis in an immunocompetent host, presenting with symptoms and radiographic findings suggestive of necrotizing pneumonia. cultures of the plugs and bronchial washing yielded the pathogenic fungi. laboratory tests revealed eosinophilia and elevation of serum ige. this patient was successfully treated with steroids, amphotericin b lipid complex, and itraconazole. review of 10 previously reported cases and their clinic ... | 2001 | 11269801 |
| optimal testing conditions for determining mics and minimum fungicidal concentrations of new and established antifungal agents for uncommon molds: nccls collaborative study. | this collaborative three-center study evaluated nccls m38-a document testing conditions and other testing conditions for the antifungal susceptibility testing of 35 isolates of aspergillus nidulans, a. terreus, bipolaris hawaiiensis, b. spicifera, cladophialophora bantiana, dactylaria constricta, fusarium solani, paecilomyces lilacinus, scedosporium prolificans, trichoderma longibrachiatum, and wangiella dermatitidis for itraconazole, three new triazoles (voriconazole, posaconazole, and ravucona ... | 2002 | 12354880 |
| invasive fungal sinusitis due to bipolaris hawaiiensis. | a phaeohyphomycotic sinusitis due to bipolaris hawaiiensis, observed in an immunologically competent patient, is reported and a review of data from the literature is given. the patient was successfully treated by surgical drainage and amphotericin b. | 2004 | 14998405 |
| allergic fungal rhinosinusitis: a report of 8 cases. | eight patients presented with clinical manifestations such as polyps and mucin were reported to have allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (afs). histopathologic sections from tissue samples containing mucin from the paranasal sinuses obtained by endoscopic operation showed scattered hyphal elements within the allergic mucin but no tissue invasion. associated fungi were 4 cases of aspergillus flavus; a case each of aspergillus niger and bipolaris hawaiiensis, mixed colonization with b. hawaiiensis, and ... | 2004 | 15124174 |
| intracranial fungal granuloma: analysis of 40 patients and review of the literature. | to describe the characteristics of patients diagnosed with intracranial fungal granuloma (ifg) in the largest reported series to date (to our knowledge). | 2005 | 15734518 |
| subungual hyperkeratosis of the big toe due to bipolaris hawaiiensis. | | 2004 | 15844642 |
| bipolaris hawaiiensis keratomycosis and endophthalmitis. | following trauma with rice stalk to the left eye, corneal ulcer with abscess and hypopyon developed in an immunocompetent male. direct examination of the corneal scrapings revealed septate, branched fungal hyphae. bipolaris hawaiiensis was isolated after culture on blood agar and sabouraud dextrose agar. because of delay in diagnosis and appropriate treatment, the patient developed endophthalmitis needing evisceration. | 2009 | 18622717 |
| bipolaris hawaiiensis as etiologic agent of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis: first case in a paediatric patient. | allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (abpm) is a worldwide hypersensitivity lung disease of multiple etiologies with aspergillus fumigatus as the most common etiologic agent. we report the first instance of bipolaris hawaiiensis causing abpm in a paediatric patient. a six-year-old girl presented in june 2009 with productive cough, exertional dyspnoea, occasional wheezing, restricted air entry in left infra-scapular and infra-axillary areas, 7% eosinophils (absolute count 540/mm(3)) and total ige 10 ... | 2011 | 21395476 |
| isolation, identification and antimicrobial activity of propolis-associated fungi. | propolis is a natural product widely known for its medicinal properties. in this work, fungi present on propolis samples were isolated, identified and tested for the production of antimicrobial metabolites. twenty-two fungal isolates were obtained, some of which were identified as alternaria alternata, aspergillus flavus, bipolaris hawaiiensis, fusarium merismoides, lasiodiplodia theobromae, penicillium citrinum, penicillium crustosum, penicillium janthinellum, penicillium purpurogenum, pestalot ... | 2013 | 23439233 |
| cochliobolus hawaiiensis sinusitis, a tropical disease? a case report and review of the literature. | a sinusitis caused by cochliobolus hawaiiensis (anamorph: bipolaris hawaiiensis) was diagnosed in metropolitan france in a patient originating from new caledonia. the patient completely recovered after surgical treatment consisting in marsupialization of the mucoceles and removal of the fungus balls located in the left nasal cavity and the left maxilla and ethmoid sinuses. one year after, both endoscopic examination and ct scan of the sinuses were normal. various clinical presentations of diseas ... | 2015 | 25805318 |
| molecular identification of melanised non-sporulating moulds: a useful tool for studying the epidemiology of phaeohyphomycosis. | subcutaneous infections caused by melanised fungi have been increasingly reported among transplant patients, and these infections have the potential for blood and visceral dissemination. some moulds, such as mycelia sterilia, cannot grow and sporulate on different media, making their identification impossible by conventional methods. the fast and accurate identification of melanised fungi at the species level is important because species may have tropism to different organs and different suscept ... | 2013 | 23288581 |
| experimental treatment of curvularia infection. | we have evaluated the efficacy of amphotericin b, posaconazole, and voriconazole in immunosuppressed murine models of disseminated infection by curvularia spicifera and curvularia hawaiiensis. the 3 antifungals improved survival of mice in comparison to controls; however, only the 2 azoles were able to reduce significantly the fungal load. | 2014 | 24938759 |
| fungal endophthalmitis associated with compounded products. | fungal endophthalmitis is a rare but serious infection. in march 2012, several cases of probable and laboratory-confirmed fungal endophthalmitis occurring after invasive ocular procedures were reported nationwide. we identified 47 cases in 9 states: 21 patients had been exposed to the intraocular dye brilliant blue g (bbg) during retinal surgery, and the other 26 had received an intravitreal injection containing triamcinolone acetonide. both drugs were produced by franck's compounding lab (ocala ... | 2014 | 24447640 |
| corneal ulcer due to a rare pleosporalean member of the genus bipolaris following cow tail injury to the eye: a case report and review of literature. | aspergillus and fusarium are the most common fungi causing mycotic keratitis. injury to the eye with vegetable matter, cow tail injury, long-term use of topical steroids are some of the risk factors for mycotic keratitis. there are few case reports of keratitis caused by bipolaris. the human pathogenic species in the genus are bipolaris spicifera, bipolaris hawaiiensis, bipolaris papendorfii, and bipolaris australiensis. most commonly reported keratitis is caused by b. hawaiiensis, followed by b ... | 2017 | 28573998 |
| corneal phaeohyphomycosis caused bybipolaris hawaiiensis. | to report a rare case of keratitis infected bybipolaris hawaiiensis. | 2017 | 27721785 |
| bipolaris hawaiiensis as an emerging cause of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in an antillean manatee trichechus manatus manatus. | phaeohyphomycoses are emerging and opportunistic diseases caused by dematiaceous fungi that infect many animal species. this paper describes a case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in an antillean manatee trichechus manatus manatus caused by bipolaris hawaiiensis. blackish skin lesions were observed in an antillean manatee calf held captive in brazil. direct examination of skin scraping from the affected areas revealed the presence of dematious hyphae. culture of skin fragments led to the isolatio ... | 2015 | 25667338 |
| subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by bipolaris hawaiiensis in an immunocompetent patient. | | 2014 | 25382522 |
| clinical and pathologic features of bipolaris endophthalmitis after intravitreal triamcinolone. | this is a notice to ophthalmologists performing intravitreal injections of triamcinolone or other medications of the risk for endophthalmitis caused by bipolaris hawaiiensis-contaminated medications. | 2014 | 24626426 |
| onset of an outbreak of bipolaris hawaiiensis fungal endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections of triamcinolone. | to report a series of cases with fungal endophthalmitis occurring after intravitreal injection of triamcinolone derived from a single lot prepared by a compounding pharmacy. | 2014 | 24507858 |
| an outbreak of fungal endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection of compounded combined bevacizumab and triamcinolone. | our experience may be useful to other practitioners using compounded intravitreal agents, those suspecting infectious outbreaks, and those managing fungal endophthalmitis. | 2013 | 23640384 |