title: Cutaneous Scedosporium apiospermum infection in an immunocompromised patient and a review of the literature.
abstract: Scedosporium apiospermum (also known as Pseudallescheria boydii) is a ubiquitous filamentous fungus. This fungus is known as a cause of mycetoma, which may occur in a normally immune host following trauma. However, in an immunocompromised host, S. apiospermum may cause a life-threatening infection. We describe a case of S. apiospermum infection of the right hand in a patient who was receiving long-term immunosuppressants for adult Still's disease. We also review the cases of S. apiospermum infection with cutaneous manifestations reported between 1998 and 2003.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. uenotti@dermatol.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uenotsuchi
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moroi
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Urabe
authors.forename: Gaku
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Masutaka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furue
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D021681:Scedosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016706:Still's Disease, Adult-Onset