Subcutaneous Fusarium foot abscess in a renal transplant patient.
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.
Girardi
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Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8059, USA.
Glusac
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EJ
Imaeda
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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