Cutaneous Scedosporium apiospermum infection in an immunocompromised patient.
Scedosporium apiospermum infection occurred in the left forearm of a patient who was taking oral prednisolone for pulmonary fibrosis. The infection appeared to follow a scratch from a blackcurrant bush. This is the first reported case in the United Kingdom of a cutaneous infection from Scedosporium apiospermum in an immunocompromised patient.
Bower
C P
CP
Department of Dermatology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, UK. Gif.Bower@Virgin.net
Oxley
J D
JD
Campbell
C K
CK
Archer
C B
CB
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001132:Arm; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011541:Pseudallescheria; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D011239:Prednisolone