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Diagn Cytopathol
; 49(4): E187-E189, 2021 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33074579
RESUMO
Scedosporium apiospermum (also known as Pseudallescheria boydii) is a ubiquitous filamentous fungus. This fungus is known as a cause of mycetoma, which may occur in a normal immune host following trauma and nonmycetoma-localized skin infections without grain production which are much rarer. However, in an immunocompromised host, S. apiospermum may cause a life-threatening infection. We describe a case of S. apiospermum infection of the left middle finger in an immunocompetent patient, which was diagnosed on cytology and later confirmed on culture.