title: Scedosporium apiospermum infection imitating lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis in a patient with myeloblastic-monocytic leukaemia.
abstract: A 63-year-old man with a history of myeloblastic-monocytic leukaemia developed partly suppurating cutaneous nodules on the lower left leg. The nodules proceeded to spread in a linear fashion up the limb, following the line of the lymphatic drainage. Mycological examination of a skin biopsy demonstrated Scedoporium apiospermum. This case highlights the potential for Scedosporium species to act as opportunistic infections in immunosuppressed humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, County Hospital and Outpatient Clinic, Kecskemét, Hungary.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Török
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Csornai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tápai
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Török
mesh_terms: D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*; D007948:Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D008875:Middle Aged; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000150:complications*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections; D011541:Pseudallescheria / Q000302:isolation & purification*