Disseminated subcutaneous nodules caused by Pseudallescheria boydii in an atopic patient
- 1 March 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 45 (3) , 289-291
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02546.x
Abstract
We present a 40-year-old woman with atopic dermatitis and multiple purulent subcutaneous nodules of 20 years' evolution. The biopsy material was cultured and revealed Pseudallescheria boydii. The patient was treated with oral itraconazole for 4 months and incision and drainage of the lesions. Afterwards the patient remained asymptomatic and no new lesions were detected.Keywords
This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
- Cutaneous infection due to Scedosporium apiospermum in an immunosuppressed patientJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2003
- An Immunocompetent Patient With Primary Scedosporium Apiospermum Vertebral OsteomyelitisJournal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques, 2002
- Case Report. Atypical cutaneous pseudallescheriosis refractory to antifungal agentsMycoses, 1999
- Subcutaneous scedosporiosis: Report of two cases and review of the literatureRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1997
- Disseminated cutaneous Pseudallescheria boydiiBritish Journal of Dermatology, 1995
- Subcutaneous Pseudallescheriasis in a renal transplant recipientMycopathologia, 1994
- In Vitro Activities of Polyene and Imidazole Antifungal Agents Against Unusual Opportunistic Fungal PathogensMycoses, 1990