Post-filarial cutaneous aspergillosis.

Autor: Dhotre SV; Department of Microbiology, M.M. Patel Public Charitable Trust's, Ashwini Rural Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Kumbhari, Solapur, Maharashtra, India. shree_v_dhotre@yahoo.co.in, Hiremath SL
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of dermatology [Int J Dermatol] 2012 Dec; Vol. 51 (12), pp. 1485-6.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05510.x
Abstrakt: Background: Aspergillus species are widely distributed in nature; however, cutaneous infections due to A. terreus are particularly rare. In this report, we describe a very uncommon case of primary cutaneous aspergillosis presenting as cauliflower-like skin lesions caused by A. terreus in a patient with preexisting bilateral filarial elephantiasis of the legs.
Materials and Methods: Histopathological examination of the lesions revealed narrow, septate, branching, acute-angled hyphae with delicate chitinous walls and multinucleated giant cells in the dermis.
Results: The fungal isolate was identified as A. terreus using standard laboratory procedures.
Conclusion: Here we report an extremely rare and unusual manifestation of primary cutaneous aspergillosis.
(© 2012 The International Society of Dermatology.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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