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Ecthyma gangrenosum‐like lesions: a sign of disseminated Fusarium infection in the neutropenic patient
Author(s) -
PRINS C.,
CHAVAZ P.,
TAMM K.,
HAUSER C.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1995.tb01365.x
Subject(s) - fusarium , medicine , dermatology , disease , skin lesion , pathology , biology , horticulture
Summary Fusarium is a saprophytic fungus of soil causing disease in plants and animals. In the immunocompetent patient, Fusarium is non‐invasive, colonizing wounds, ulcers or nails. In the immunocompromiscd host, however, especially in those whose neutrophil and macrophage function is deficient, it can cause devastating systemic infections. Skin lesions are an early feature of the disseminated disease. Rapid diagnosis and treatment are mandatory in order to give the patient a better chance of survival, reported mortality rules being as high as 90%.