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Sporotrichoid phaeohyphomycosis due to Alternaria infectoria
Author(s) -
Gerdsen R.,
Uerlich M.,
De Hoog G.S.,
Bieber T.,
Horré R.
Publication year - 2001
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.1365-2133.2001.04382.x
Subject(s) - phaeohyphomycosis , itraconazole , sporotrichosis , internal transcribed spacer , medicine , alternaria , microbiology and biotechnology , dermatology , biology , antifungal , ribosomal rna , botany , biochemistry , gene
We describe a cardiac transplant patient who had human cutaneous alternariosis with a sporotrichoid distribution of skin lesions. In this patient identification of the causative organism Alternaria infectoria was achieved by sequencing the rDNA internal transcribed spacer domain. Treatment with itraconazole led to clinical resolution within 4 months.