title: Cutaneous alternariosis with trichosporon infection in a heart transplant recipient: a case report.
abstract: Cutaneous alternariosis infection occurs mainly in immunocompromised individuals. The incidence of alternariosis in a heart transplant recipient is infrequent. Coincidence of the aforementioned infection with additional fugal agents is rare. We describe a case of alternariosis with Trichosporon fungal infection in a patient who was successfully treated with combined antifungal therapy, modulation of immunosuppressive regimen, and blood glucose management. The patient had a good response to treatment, and has had an uneventful 1-year follow-up at the time of this writing.
authors.affiliation: Transplantation Research Center, NRITLD, Massih Daneshvari Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Darabad, Niavaran, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sharifkashani
authors.forename: Maham
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farshidpour
authors.forename: Atousa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Droudinia
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marjani
authors.forename: Zargham
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ahmadi
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mirhosseini
authors.forename: Neda
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Behzadnia
authors.forename: Davood
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mansouri
authors.forename: Payam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tabarsi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000528:Alternaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060487:Alternariosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D060085:Coinfection; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014250:Trichosporon / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D060586:Trichosporonosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents