title: Fusarium skin infection: a case report.
abstract: A 65-year-old man presented with an irregular ulcer with a black eschar on his forehead associated with severe headache. A subcutaneous nodule with a necrotic center was present on the left knee. The diagnosis of Fusarium infection was made and confirmed by biopsy and culture. The patient had a history of bronchial asthma for which he was on inhalational steroids for 5 years. It is unclear if this treatment was related to the disseminated Fusarium infection. The patient received oral itraconazole for 3 months with good improvement but met with an unexpected sudden death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprosy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi, Wardha, India.
authors.forename: Kritika Vishwanath
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: Vikrant
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saoji
authors.forename: Sandhya V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Saoji
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D060585:Fusariosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007717:Knee; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole