title: Cutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Alternaria alternata Unresponsive to Itraconazole Treatment.
abstract: Cutaneous alternariosis is an opportunistic infection that has been described mainly in patients treated with corticosteroids. We report a case of dermal alternariosis occurring in a woman treated with corticosteroids after a neurosurgery that was unresponsive to itraconazole. Treatment with intravenous voriconazole was initiated, followed by oral protocol, with marked improvement of the lesions.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology and Venereology Department, Hospital de Braga, 4701-965 Braga, Portugal.
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Catarina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vilarinho
authors.forename: Maria da Luz
authors.initials: Mda L
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: Celeste
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brito