Localized cutaneous infection caused by Scedosporium apiospermum: Report of a case diagnosed on cytology.
Diagn Cytopathol
; 49(4): E187-E189, 2021 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
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.
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Dermatomicoses
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Infecções Fúngicas Invasivas
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Diagnostic_studies
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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Diagn Cytopathol
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article