Mycetomatoid infection of the penis by Candida albicans.

Autor: Mastrolorenzo A; Sexually Transmitted Disease Unit, Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy., Giomi B, Cipollini EM, Tammaro R, Decarli N, Cammelli D, Fabiani Tropeano F, Tiradritti L, Difonzo EM, Zuccati G
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of dermatology [Int J Dermatol] 2012 Sep; Vol. 51 (9), pp. 1082-5.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2011.05386.x
Abstrakt: Background: Mycetoma is generally understood to be a chronic suppurative infection involving the skin and the underlying tissue. Mycetomas may be classified as those produced by true fungi (eumycetoma) versus those due to aerobic bacteria Actinomycetales (actinomycetoma).
Methods: We report the atypical case of a mycetomatoid infection of the penile shaft and glans in a 36-year-old man, originally from Senegal, affected by Takayasu's arteritis.
Results: Extensive investigations excluded any other causative pathogen other than Candida albicans, and the ailment accordingly healed after fluconazole monotherapy.
Conclusion: The authors discuss the unusual site of the disease and the singular clinical features related to the fungal etiology and put forward considerations on the pathogenic role of common microorganisms.
(© 2012 The International Society of Dermatology.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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