Recurrence of Fusarium solani abscess formation in an otherwise healthy patient.
Fusarium spp. are usually considered opportunistic fungi in humans. A case of Fusarium solani abscess formation of the foot in an immunocompetent patient in whom recurrence occurred even after intravenous amphotericin B treatment is presented here.
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Dept. of Medicine, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, KweiShan, Tao Yuan, R.O.C., Taiwan.
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D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012008:Recurrence
D000666:Amphotericin B