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Scedosporium apiospermum infection imitating lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis in a patient with myeloblastic‐monocytic leukaemia
Author(s) -
TÖRÖK L.,
SIMON G.,
CSORNAI A.,
TÁPAI M.,
TÖRÖK I.
Publication year - 1995
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.1365-2133.1995.tb02763.x
Subject(s) - scedosporium apiospermum , sporotrichosis , medicine , dermatology , antifungal , voriconazole
Summary A 63‐year‐old man with a history of myeloblastic—monocytic leukaemia developed partly suppurating cutaneous nodules on the lower left leg. The nodules proceeded to spread in a linear fashion up the limb, following the line of the lymphatic drainage. Mycological examination of a skin biopsy demonstrated Scedoporium apiospermum. This case highlights the potential for Scedosporium species to act as opportunistic infections in immunosuppressed humans.