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Pseudallescheria boydii

P. boydii is a sexual state of Scedosporium apiospermum

In our case, this state was not induced

Large spherical cleistothecium bursts open upon maturity to release endospores

Cleistothecia production simply suggests that the organism belongs to a more aggressive strain. Treatment remains the same for both

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