Case report: human cutaneous alternariosis.
A case of human cutaneous alternariosis caused by Alternaria alternata on the right toe of a man is described and illustrated. Predisposing, debilitating diseases were not detectable. The alternariosis diagnosis was based on the visualization of Alternaria elements in the KOH-preparates and on the repeated successful cultivation of Alternaria alternata. Following local therapy the skin lesion healed.
D000528:Alternaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D014034:Toes