A case of Trichosporon cutaneum folliculitis and septicaemia.
Trichosporon cutaneum, a saprophytic fungal organism normally found in the soil, has been increasingly recognized as a cause of life-threatening systemic illness in immunosuppressed patients including those with leukaemia. Cutaneous involvement occurs in about 30% of patients with T. cutaneum septicaemia although disseminated folliculitis has not been described to our knowledge. We now describe a case of T. cutaneum follicultis due to fungaemia in a neutropenic patient.
Chang
S E
SE
Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea. cse@snu.md
Kim
K J
KJ
Lee
W S
WS
Choi
J H
JH
Sung
K J
KJ
Moon
K C
KC
Koh
J K
JK
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005499:Folliculitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014250:Trichosporon