title: Alternaria infection in a patient receiving chemotherapy for lymphoma.
abstract: A 60-year-old man receiving chemotherapy for an intermediate-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developed multiple papuloerythematous cutaneous lesions. Alternaria alternata was cultured from the lesions, and hyphae were seen in biopsy specimens. This is an unusual infection, without a well-established treatment, in patients with lymphoma. The use of amphotericin B resulted in cure.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate School of Hematology Farreras-Valent, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rovira
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martin-Ortega
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montserrat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rozman
mesh_terms: D000528:Alternaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B