Ulcerous lesions disclosing cutaneous infection with Fusarium solani.
Fusarium spp. are emergent opportunistic moulds capable of producing life-threatening diseases, usually in immunocompromised hosts. When they infect immunocompetent patients, they usually cause localized diseases. We describe here a case of cutaneous fusariosis in a patient with a medical history of diabetes mellitus and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who presented with two painful lesions on her left leg. The diagnosis was made on the basis of histopathological findings and skin biopsy culture. The lesions resolved after treatment with oral itraconazole. Cutaneous fusariosis manifests clinically as lesions that can be grouped into a few clinical patterns, and should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of necrotic cutaneous lesions.
Pérez-Pérez
Lidia
L
Department of Dermatology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. mejaime@usc.es
Pereiro
Manuel
M
Sánchez-Aguilar
Dolores
D
Toribio
Jaime
J
D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus; D005260:Female; D005670:Fusarium; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole