Cutaneous infection caused by Ulocladium chartarum in a heart transplant recipient: case report and review.
A cutaneous mycoses caused by Ulocladium chartarum in a heart transplant recipient is reported. The infection cleared after complete surgical excision and 6 months of oral itraconazole therapy. In vitro activity of amphotericin B, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, ravuconazole and terbinafine against the clinical isolate is shown.
Durán
María Teresa
MT
Department of Microbiology, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario Juan Canalejo, A Coruña, Spain. tduran@canalejo.org
Del Pozo
Jesús
J
Yebra
María Teresa
MT
Crespo
María Generosa
MG
Paniagua
María Jesús
MJ
Cabezón
María Angeles
MA
Guarro
Josep
J
D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009894:Opportunistic Infections; D011183:Postoperative Complications