Many victims of the tsunami that occurred following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011 developed systemic disorders owing to aspiration pneumonia. Herein, we report a case of tsunami lung wherein Scedosporium aurantiacum was detected in the respiratory tract. A magnetic resonance image of the patient's head confirmed multiple brain abscesses and lateral right ventricle enlargement. In this case report, we describe a potential refractory multidrug-resistant infection following a tsunami disaster.
Keywords: BAL; CNS; CSF; CT; F; FLC; L-AMB; M; MCFG; MRI; Near-drowning; PCR; PMX-DHP; Scedosporium apiospermum; Scedosporium aurantiacum; Scedosporium prolificans; Tsunami lung; VRCZ; bronchoalveolar lavage; central nervous system; cerebrospinal fluid; computed tomography; female; fluconazole; liposomal amphotericin B; magnetic resonance imaging; male; micafungin; polymerase chain reaction; polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column direct hemoperfusion; voriconazole.
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