The first case report of thorn-induced Alternaria alternata infection of the hand in an immunocompetent host

BACKGROUND: Fungal infection secondary to a penetrating plant thorn injury in upper extremities is infrequently reported especially in immunocompetent hosts. Alternaria is a dematicaceous hyphomycete, commonly found in decay and plant pathogens, and Alternaria alternata has been regarded as the most...

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Autores principales: Kim, Gyeongmin, Yoo, Seung Jin, Yoo, Jeong Rae, Seo, Kyu Bum
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8962066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35351014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07280-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8962066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35351014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07280-y

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