Extended fungal skin infection due to Aureobasidium pullulans.
Black yeasts are a rare cause of infections especially in Europe, yet their pathological significance is increasing, particularly in cases of immunosuppression. We report a 53-year-old immunocompetent woman with an extensive skin infection due to Aureobasidium pullulans, who responded well to treatment with liposomal amphotericin B.
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Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. dpikazis@med.uoa.gr
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D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002415:Cats; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000635:transmission; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D000935:Antifungal Agents; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B