title: Deep cutaneous infection by Fusarium solani in a healthy child: successful treatment with local heat therapy.
abstract: We describe a 6-year-old boy with a granulomatous lesion on the upper aspect of his left arm. Fusarium solani infection was confirmed by biopsy studies and cultures. The biopsy specimen showed an unusually extensive dermal invasion with fungal hyphae. This is an uncommon clinical presentation for deep cutaneous infection caused by F solani in a healthy child. Local heat therapy with a chemical pocket warmer led to dramatic healing of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology at Hitachi Ltd, Taga General Hospital, Hitachi, Ibaraki 316-0035, Japan. ynakamurta3@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Xuezhu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.forename: Takenori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawachi
authors.forename: Fujio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Otsuka
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000628:therapy*; D005670:Fusarium; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents