Table 1 Summary of published cases of fungal balls due to Schizophyllum commune
From: A Schizophyllum commune fungus ball in a lung cancer cavity: a case report
Author, country, year, reference | Age (years), sex | Symptoms | Underlying condition | Diagnostic method | Susceptibility MEC or MIC (μg/mL) | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sigler, Canada, 1995, [4] | 53, F | Cough Hemoptysis | TB, DM | Morphotype, Analyzing ITS | ND | Lobectomy | Survived |
Chowdhary, India, 2013, [8] | 42, M | Hemoptysis | TB, DM | Morphotype, Immunodiffusion test, Specific IgE, Skin test, Analyzing ITS | ITC < 0.06–0.125; VRC 0.5–1; POS 0.015–0.125; AMB 0.5–1; CAS 0.125–0.5; AFG 0.125–0.5; MFG 0.125–0.5 | Systemic glucocorticoids ITC, 4 months | Survived |
Sakaguchi, Japan, 2018, [10] | 58, F | None | None | Morphotype, Analyzing ITS | ND | Lobectomy | Survived |
Present case | 76, M | Hemosputum | Lung cancer, DM, HT | Morphotype, Analyzing ITS | ND | Lobectomy | Survived |