Open AccessFusarium solani causing quasi-invasive infection of the foot in an immunocompetent middle-aged man from South India
Author(s) -
Mohan H Kudur,
PY Prakash,
M.S. Savitha
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.110852
Subject(s) - fusarium solani , medicine , foot (prosody) , fusarium , mycetoma , dermatology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , horticulture , philosophy , linguistics
Fusarium solani is commonly found in soil, and it is associated with infections in immunocompromised individuals. Fusaroium solani causing infection in immunocompetent adult male is rare and usually overlooked. We report a case of mycetoma caused by Fusariom solani in an immunocompetent adult male from South India