Translational medical mycology guides clinical and laboratory practice on fungal diseases

Figure 5 Treatment was successful with oral itraconazole solution the first five days followed by capsules, which completely cured the patient in 30 d. A: A laryngoscopy was performed and revealed obvious white plaques on the swollen vocal cords and laryngeal ventricle. Samples were taken from the vocal cords; B: Numerous hyphae branching at 45° angles were detected by light microscopy; C: Pathology; D: Scanning electron microscopy; E and F: A velvety and powdery colony developed on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar at 28 °C; G: Microscopic examination of a slide culture revealed the morphologic features consistent with those of Aspergillus fumigatus. The patient was treated with oral itraconazole solution followed by capsules for 30 d; H: Laryngoscopy showed that the vocal cords were smooth without any white plaques.