1.
Trop Doct
; 49(4): 306-308, 2019 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31179890
RESUMO
Cutaneous chrysosporium infection is extremely rare and underdiagnosed. We present an immunocompromised patient who presented with recurrent cutaneous abscesses. Histopathology of the abscess showed thick-walled conidia and septate fungal hyphae within the subcutis and fungal culture grew Chrysosporium species.
Assuntos
Abscesso/diagnóstico , Abscesso/etiologia , Chrysosporium/fisiologia , Dermatomicoses/complicações , Dermatomicoses/diagnóstico , Abscesso/imunologia , Abscesso/microbiologia , Adulto , Chrysosporium/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Chrysosporium/isolamento & purificação , Dermatomicoses/imunologia , Dermatomicoses/microbiologia , Humanos , Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido , Masculino , Recidiva , Pele/microbiologia , Pele/patologia , Esporos Fúngicos/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Esporos Fúngicos/isolamento & purificação
2.
Trop Doct
; 48(4): 325-329, 2018 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30139305
RESUMO
In a prospective study conducted between November 2006 and April 2008 of 35 patients (male:female ratio 2:1) with proven rickettsial spotted fever, a generalised rash with involvement of palms and soles were seen in 80% of patients. Vasculitis on histopathology of rash was seen in 54%.