[Skin infection with Fusarium in an immunocompetent patient].
Fusarium spp. are fungi found throughout the world and can cause a great variety of skin infections, mainly in immunodepressed individuals. We present a case of skin infection with Fusarium sp. which manifested as painful superficial ulcers on the legs of an immunocompetent female patient, who had applied <<medicinal mud>> as a <<natural remedy>> for leg pain. The condition was cured with oral itraconazole and local treatments.
Ruiz de Casas
Andrés
A
Departamento de Dermatología M.Q., Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España. aruizdecasas@aedv.es
Herrera
Alberto
A
Suárez
Ana I
AI
Camacho
Francisco M
FM
D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005670:Fusarium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009094:Mud Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011196:Potassium Permanganate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011196:Potassium Permanganate; D017964:Itraconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole