title: Fungal disease following contaminated steroid injections: Exserohilum is ready for its close-up.
abstract: This Commentary highlights the article by Ritter et al. that reported the pathology associated with the recent fungal outbreak associated with contaminated methylprednisolone acetate injections.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA. marta.feldmesser@einstein.yu.edu
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feldmesser
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000502:physiology*; D004340:Drug Contamination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D000077555:Methylprednisolone Acetate; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids; D000077555:Methylprednisolone Acetate; D008775:Methylprednisolone