title: Multifocal cutaneous alternariosis in a 70-year-old Kenyan renal transplant patient.
abstract: Alternaria species are a group of dematiaceous fungi that are ubiquitous in nature and are becoming an increasingly important cause of disease in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of a 70 year old renal transplant recipient with multiple areas of cutaneous Alternaria infections likely introduced during local trauma. Treatment has required a combination of systemic therapy and surgical excision. This case illustrates the importance of recognizing fungal infections with cutaneous manifestations, such as alternariosis, in immunosuppressed patients.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Michelon
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Greenlaw
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Geist
authors.forename: Nikki A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D060487:Alternariosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001706:Biopsy; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents