Skin infection on both legs caused by Acremonium strictum (case report)
| Autor: | Emel Tümbay, Hüsnü Pullukçu, Meltem Taşbakan, Dilek Yeşim Metin, Tamer Akalin, Suleyha Hilmioglu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment lcsh:Medicine Fungus Skin infection Leg Dermatoses Microbiology Medicine Dermatomycoses Humans Mycetoma Cutaneous infections integumentary system biology business.industry Acremonium lcsh:R Penetrating wounds Acremonium strictum Immunosuppression General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Female business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 35, Iss 5, Pp 406-408 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 0975-4466 |
| Popis: | Acremonium species are saprophytic molds widely distributed in nature, existing in soil and decaying vegetation. Penetrating wounds, intravascular catheters and immunosuppression are risk factors for invasive infections of Acremonium. The fungus can also cause cutaneous infections and mycetoma in the immunocompetent; such infections occur in extremities open to trauma. In this paper, a female patient with skin infection due to Acremonium strictum in both legs is described. |
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