Disseminated aspergillosis presenting as a skin abscess.
An immunocompromised patient presented with chronic low back pain as the initial symptom and a subcutaneous abscess as the initial sign of disseminated aspergillosis. With the rising incidence of immunocompromised patients, cutaneous manifestation of aspergillosis may become more common.
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Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology