title: Subcutaneous scedosporiosis. Report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Two cases of subcutaneous scedosporiosis, caused by Scedosporium apiospermum, are reported. Both patients had lesions localized in the forearm: a solitary ulceration in one and a sporotrichoid-like lesion in the other. The literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: severo@santacasa.tche.br
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Severo
authors.forename: F de M
authors.initials: Fde M
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Londero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011541:Pseudallescheria; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole