title: [A cutaneous ulcer induced by fungi of the genus Fusarium].
abstract: A case of cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis, due to Fusarium oxysporum, in a 40 years old man is presented. The patient came from Paraguay where he worked in a tropical rural area. His disease had begun 2 months before his admission as a skin ulcer located in the left leg. Clinical characteristics, diagnosis methods, differential diagnosis with other ulcers of the legs in tropical areas as well as therapeutic measures are discussed in this presentation.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Micología, Hospital F. J. Muñiz, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Negroni
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Martino
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Robles
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Orduna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arechavala
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brusca
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Helou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000150:complications; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010239:Paraguay; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology