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Cutaneous Alternariosis in an Adolescent Patient
Author(s) -
MATSON DANIEL R.,
EUDY JENNIFER D.,
MATSON STEVEN C.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.01056.x
Subject(s) - medicine , itraconazole , dermatology , ankle , pediatrics , surgery , antifungal
Cutaneous alternariosis is a rare infection typically observed only in immunocompromised adults, but we report here that the infection can occur in apparently healthy adolescents. We saw a clinically healthy adolescent boy who presented with cutaneous alternariosis 6 weeks after suffering a laceration to his right ankle. Treatment with itraconazole resulted in significant improvement after 1 month.