Successful treatment of primary cutaneous Aspergillus flavus infection of the hand with oral itraconazole.
Primary cutaneous Aspergillus flavus infections of the hand are exceedingly rare. Usually, these infections are present in severely immunocompromised patients suffering from lymphoreticular malignancies. The majority of cases result in invasive systemic infections and often culminate in death. We report a case of primary cutaneous A. flavus infection in the hand of a patient immunocompromised only by non-insulin-dependent diabetes, who ultimately was cured of this infection with oral itraconazole.
Epstein
M D
MD
Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794, USA.
Segalman
K A
KA
Mulholland
J H
JH
Orbegoso
C M
CM
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001231:Aspergillus flavus; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole