title: Extended fungal skin infection due to Aureobasidium pullulans.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. dpikazis@med.uoa.gr
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pikazis
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Xynos
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Xila
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Velegraki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aroni
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B