Deep cutaneous infection by Fusarium solani in a healthy child: successful treatment with local heat therapy.
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.
Nakamura
Yasuhiro
Y
Department of Dermatology at Hitachi Ltd, Taga General Hospital, Hitachi, Ibaraki 316-0035, Japan. ynakamurta3@yahoo.co.jp
Xu
Xuezhu
X
Saito
Yoshio
Y
Tateishi
Takeshi
T
Takahashi
Takenori
T
Kawachi
Yasuhiro
Y
Otsuka
Fujio
F
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000628:therapy*; D005670:Fusarium; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male
D000935:Antifungal Agents