Vascular Pythiosis of the Lower Extremity in Northern Thailand: Ten Years Experience

© SAGE Publications. Pythiosis is a disease caused by Pythium insidiosum, a fungus-like organism. P. insidiosum is pathogenic in mammals, particularly in horses, dogs, and humans. Human pythiosis can be classified into 4 types: (1) cutaneous/subcutaneous, (2) ocular, (3) vascular, and (4) disseminat...

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Main Authors: Termpong Reanpang, Saritphat Orrapin, Saranat Orrapin, Supapong Arworn, Thanate Kattipatanapong, Tanop Srisuwan, Nongnuch Vanittanakom, Suree P. Lekawanvijit, Kittipan Rerkasem
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-444542018-04-25T07:51:10Z Vascular Pythiosis of the Lower Extremity in Northern Thailand: Ten Years Experience Termpong Reanpang Saritphat Orrapin Saranat Orrapin Supapong Arworn Thanate Kattipatanapong Tanop Srisuwan Nongnuch Vanittanakom Suree P. Lekawanvijit Kittipan Rerkasem Agricultural and Biological Sciences © SAGE Publications. Pythiosis is a disease caused by Pythium insidiosum, a fungus-like organism. P. insidiosum is pathogenic in mammals, particularly in horses, dogs, and humans. Human pythiosis can be classified into 4 types: (1) cutaneous/subcutaneous, (2) ocular, (3) vascular, and (4) disseminated pythiosis. Vascular pythiosis is a rare disease but a serious limb- and life-threatening infection. We reviewed 22 cases over a 10-year period in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai/Chiang Mai University Hospital. The survival rate was around 63.6% during our follow-up period. The only effective treatment was complete excision of the infected tissue, which was done mainly by major amputation, such as above-knee amputation. This report raises awareness of this disease, which needs preemptive diagnosis and appropriate treatment. 2018-01-24T04:43:07Z 2018-01-24T04:43:07Z 2015-01-01 Journal 15526941 15347346 2-s2.0-84944033553 10.1177/1534734615599652 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84944033553&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/44454
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
collection CMU Intellectual Repository
topic Agricultural and Biological Sciences
spellingShingle Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Termpong Reanpang
Saritphat Orrapin
Saranat Orrapin
Supapong Arworn
Thanate Kattipatanapong
Tanop Srisuwan
Nongnuch Vanittanakom
Suree P. Lekawanvijit
Kittipan Rerkasem
Vascular Pythiosis of the Lower Extremity in Northern Thailand: Ten Years Experience
description © SAGE Publications. Pythiosis is a disease caused by Pythium insidiosum, a fungus-like organism. P. insidiosum is pathogenic in mammals, particularly in horses, dogs, and humans. Human pythiosis can be classified into 4 types: (1) cutaneous/subcutaneous, (2) ocular, (3) vascular, and (4) disseminated pythiosis. Vascular pythiosis is a rare disease but a serious limb- and life-threatening infection. We reviewed 22 cases over a 10-year period in Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai/Chiang Mai University Hospital. The survival rate was around 63.6% during our follow-up period. The only effective treatment was complete excision of the infected tissue, which was done mainly by major amputation, such as above-knee amputation. This report raises awareness of this disease, which needs preemptive diagnosis and appropriate treatment.
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author Termpong Reanpang
Saritphat Orrapin
Saranat Orrapin
Supapong Arworn
Thanate Kattipatanapong
Tanop Srisuwan
Nongnuch Vanittanakom
Suree P. Lekawanvijit
Kittipan Rerkasem
author_facet Termpong Reanpang
Saritphat Orrapin
Saranat Orrapin
Supapong Arworn
Thanate Kattipatanapong
Tanop Srisuwan
Nongnuch Vanittanakom
Suree P. Lekawanvijit
Kittipan Rerkasem
author_sort Termpong Reanpang
title Vascular Pythiosis of the Lower Extremity in Northern Thailand: Ten Years Experience
title_short Vascular Pythiosis of the Lower Extremity in Northern Thailand: Ten Years Experience
title_full Vascular Pythiosis of the Lower Extremity in Northern Thailand: Ten Years Experience
title_fullStr Vascular Pythiosis of the Lower Extremity in Northern Thailand: Ten Years Experience
title_full_unstemmed Vascular Pythiosis of the Lower Extremity in Northern Thailand: Ten Years Experience
title_sort vascular pythiosis of the lower extremity in northern thailand: ten years experience
publishDate 2018
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