title: Cutaneous alternariosis in an adolescent patient.
abstract: Cutaneous alternariosis is a rare infection typically observed only in immunocompromised adults, but we report here that the infection can occur in apparently healthy adolescents. We saw a clinically healthy adolescent boy who presented with cutaneous alternariosis 6 weeks after suffering a laceration to his right ankle. Treatment with itraconazole resulted in significant improvement after 1 month.
authors.affiliation: Medical Scientist Training Program Charlottesville, The University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Matson
authors.forename: Jennifer D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Eudy
authors.forename: Steven C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Matson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000528:Alternaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000843:Ankle Joint; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D022125:Lacerations / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology