title: [Skin alternariosis in a patient with nephrotic syndrome].
abstract: A case of cutaneous alternariasis with appeared during the treatment with corticosteroids in a patient having a nephrotic syndrome, is presented. The diagnosis was verified by histological and mycological examination, isolating Alternaria alternata. The etiopathogenic mechanisms and the clinical and histological aspects of the lesions are discussed. Good results of treatment with ketoconazole and topic ciclopirox are reported.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Dermatología Médico-Quirúrgica y Venereología, Hospital Universitario San Carlos, Madrid.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maldonado López
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez Castañón
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sánchez Yus
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Olmos Acebes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robledo Aguilar
mesh_terms: D000528:Alternaria; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Alternariosis cutánea en un paciente con síndrome nefrótico.