title: Subcutaneous Fusarium foot abscess in a renal transplant patient.
abstract: Fusarium species are ubiquitous plant and grain phytopathogens that rarely cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. While disseminated Fusarium infections are almost always fatal, localized infections may be responsive to a combination of systemic antibiotic therapy and surgical debridement. We present a diabetic renal transplant patient who developed a foot abscess due to Fusarium solani. Infection persisted despite aggressive surgical debridement and a 3-month course of intravenous liposomal amphotericin B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8059, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Girardi
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Glusac
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imaeda
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery