Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Alternaria infectoria in a renal transplant recipient.
We report on a case of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Alternaria infectoria in a renal transplant recipient with pulmonary infiltrates and multiple skin lesions. Diagnosis was based on microscopy and culture of the skin lesions. Treatment consisted of a combination of surgical excision and systemic antifungal therapy, first with itraconazole and subsequently with liposomal amphotericin B, for 39 days. At a 20-month follow-up visit, no recurrence of the skin lesions or the pulmonary infiltrates had occurred.
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Departments of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Hospital, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands. AHAL@LMIB.AZM.NL
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Vermeulen
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D000528:Alternaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology