title: Alternaria alternata infection of skin in a 6-year-old boy with aplastic anemia.
abstract: Although Alternaria is a very common soil saprophyte and plant pathogen fungus, human infections are rare. A 6-year-old boy with aplastic anemia presented with generalized erythematous papules. Skin biopsies revealed granulomas with fungal elements and grew Alternaria alternata. The lesions disappeared following 7 weeks of antifungal treatment.
authors: Department of Pathology and Pediatrics, Wright State University School of Medicine.
authors: L D
authors: LD
authors: Mirkin
mesh_terms: D000528:Alternaria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000741:Anemia, Aplastic / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male