An unusual skin lesion caused by Lasiodiplodia theobromae

We describe a case of subcutaneous infection as a result of traumatic implantation caused by the fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae. It was isolated in multiple swabs from the foot of an active healthy male. The fungus was identified by traditional mycology culture methods though this was slow with muc...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Papacostas, Lindsey J., Henderson, Andrew, Choong, Keat, Sowden, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25893164
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2015.03.002
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Sumario:We describe a case of subcutaneous infection as a result of traumatic implantation caused by the fungus Lasiodiplodia theobromae. It was isolated in multiple swabs from the foot of an active healthy male. The fungus was identified by traditional mycology culture methods though this was slow with much time required for sporulation on only one of the agars used. Identification was confirmed by DNA sequencing. The patient was successfully treated with Voriconizole.

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