Mixed invasive infection with Alternaria species and Curvularia species.
Alternaria and Curvularia species were isolated from the nasal septum of a neutropenic patient and tissue invasion was documented histologically. The patient recovered without the use of systemic antifungal agents following surgical excision of the nasal septum and spontaneous resolution of neutropenia.
D000528:Alternaria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
D000935:Antifungal Agents