Cutaneous involvement of systemic fungal infections in neutropenic patients.
Skin nodules can be the first evidence of a disseminated fungal infection in febrile neutropenic patients. We present our experience in the diagnosis of this clinical problem in five patients treated for serious hematologic conditions in our Service. There were two cases of Candida sp., two of Fusarium sp., and one of Trichosporon sp.. The immediate assessment of any suspicious lesion, including a biopsy of the lesion for microbiological and histopathologic examinations, will usually lead to the correct diagnosis.
Nucci
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University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Pulcheri
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Spector
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Maiolino
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Caiuby
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Maceira
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Oliveira
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D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications; D001706:Biopsy; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000150:complications*; D012189:Retrospective Studies