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INVASION OF THE SKIN BY FILAMENTOUS NON‐DERMATOPHYTE FUNGI
Author(s) -
ENGLISH MARY P.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1968.tb12300.x
Subject(s) - dermatophyte , fusarium oxysporum , dermatomycosis , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , fusarium solani , dermatology , aspergillus , pathology , medicine , botany
SUMMARY. —Four cases of invasion of the glabrous skin by filamentous, non‐dermatophyte fungi are described. Aspergillus niger was found in the toewebs of 1 patient and Allescheria boydii in those of another. Fusarium solani and F. oxysporum var. redolens were colonising necrotic skin in 2 diabetic patients. It was concluded that in all these cases the fungal invasion was purely saprophytic in nature. The difficulty of discriminating between contamination and saprophytic invasion of the skin by non‐dermatophytes is discussed and criteria for making the distinction are suggested.