National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Div ofīacterial and Mycotic Diseases, National Center for InfectiousĮditorial Note: Lycoperdonosis is a rare respiratory illness causedīy inhalation of spores of the mushroom Lycoperdon. Kaufman, DO, Milwaukee JJ Kazmierczak, DVM, JP Davis, MD,Ĭommunicable Disease Epidemiologist, Bur of Public Health, Reported by: TA Taft, MD, RC Cardillo, MD, D Letzer, DO, CT All patients recovered within 1-4 weeks with no apparent Received antifungal therapy with either amphotericin B or azoleĭrugs. Fungal cultures of the lung biopsy tissue wereĪll hospitalized patients received corticosteroids, and four Process and the presence of yeast-like structures consistent with HistopathologicĮxamination of the lung biopsy specimens revealed an inflammatory
Lung biopsy, and one had an open lung biopsy. Patients had a history of asthma and were using steroid inhalers.Ĭhest radiographs on all hospitalized patients indicated bilateral (temperature up to 103 F ), shortness of breath, myalgia,įive persons required hospitalization two were intubated. Within 3-7ĭays after exposure, all patients developed cough, fever Nausea and vomiting within 6-12 hours after exposure. No illicitĭrugs were reportedly used at the party. Persons at the party participated in this activity. On April 3, the adolescents attended a party during which they On April 19, the Bureau of Public Health, Wisconsinĭivision of Health, was notified of these cases.
Southeastern Wisconsin visited physicians for respiratory illnessĪssociated with inhalation of Lycoperdon perlatum (i.e., puffball Respiratory Illness Associated with Inhalationĭuring April 8-14, 1994, eight persons aged 16-19 years from For assistance, please send e-mail to: Type 508 Accommodation and the title of the report in the subject line of e-mail. Persons using assistive technology might not be able to fully access information in this file.
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