Acremonium nail bed mycetoma masquerading as subungual squamous cell carcinoma.
Dermatol Online J
; 26(1)2020 Jan 15.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32155029
ABSTRACT
Acremonium is a large fungal genus that is comprised of approximately 150 species, found ubiquitously in nature. Although the majority are recognized as being saprophytes in soil and pathogens of plants, several species are emerging as causative agents of a variety of human infections, including mycetomas. Herein, we present a young man that was referred to our department with a painful subungual mass that developed following traumatic inoculation of Acremonium spp. In recent years, the role of Acremonium spp. has been increasingly recognized in localized infections, such as mycetoma, in humans. Other locally invasive as well as disseminated infections are also described. Optimal treatment of Acremonium spp. mycetoma is not well defined owing to the rarity of cases, thus posing a therapeutic challenge.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Skin Neoplasms
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Mycetoma
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Nail Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Year:
2020
Type:
Article