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Invasive Trichophyton rubrum mimicking blastomycosis in a patient with solid organ transplant
Author(s) -
TalebiLiasi Faezeh,
Shinohara Michi M.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1600-0560
pISSN - 0303-6987
DOI - 10.1111/cup.12987
Subject(s) - trichophyton rubrum , blastomycosis , immunosuppression , pathology , medicine , dermatology , antifungal , immunology
We present a case of tissue invasive Trichophyton rubrum ( T. rubrum ) histologically mimicking blastomycosis in a patient with kidney transplant on chronic immunosuppression. Invasive dermatophyte infections are rare, and present a diagnostic challenge to the dermatopathologist due to atypical clinical and histopathological presentations.
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