Sporotrichoid phaeohyphomycosis due to Alternaria infectoria.
We describe a cardiac transplant patient who had human cutaneous alternariosis with a sporotrichoid distribution of skin lesions. In this patient identification of the causative organism Alternaria infectoria was achieved by sequencing the rDNA internal transcribed spacer domain. Treatment with itraconazole led to clinical resolution within 4 months.
Gerdsen
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Department of Dermatology, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany. Rainer.Gerdsen@ukb.uni-bonn.de
Uerlich
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De Hoog
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Bieber
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Horré
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D000528:Alternaria; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008875:Middle Aged; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D013174:Sporotrichosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*