Primary cutaneous north american blastomycosis in an immunosuppressed child.
Primary cutaneous blastomycosis and primary cutaneous sphaeropsidale infections are rare in children. We present a 6-year-old immunosuppressed girl who had a solitary ulceration on her left lower leg which showed histopathologic findings of blastomycosis. She responded readily to oral itraconazole.
Zampogna
Jennifer C
JC
Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610, USA.
Hoy
Miranda J
MJ
Ramos-Caro
Francisco A
FA
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001759:Blastomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D017964:Itraconazole