Ulcerous granulomatous cheilitis with lymphatic invasion caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis infection.
A 43-year-old man with ulcerous granulomatous cheilitis and submaxillary lymph node invasion caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis infection is described. Administration of itraconazole produced a dramatic and definitive cure. Reported cases of deep mycosis caused by S. brevicaulis infection are also reviewed.
Creus
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Department of Dermatology, Hospital Sagrado Corazón- Q.S.A., Barcelona University, Spain.
Umbert
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Torres-Rodríguez
J M
JM
López-Gil
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D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D008556:Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy