Electronic Resource
Springer
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases
12 (1993), S. 118-121
ISSN:
1435-4373
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A 13-year-old Moroccan boy in The Netherlands developed fever and a lesion resembling ecthyma gangrenosum on the abdomen during cytostatic drug treatment for a lymphoblastic B-cell lymphoma.Scytalidium dimidiatum was cultured from blood and the abdominal skin lesion. The patient was successfully treated with amphotericin B. The fungusScytalidium dimidiatum is a fairly common plant pathogen in tropical and subtropical countries and is known to cause dermatomycoses in humans in these areas. This case demonstrates that it is necessary to be aware that immigrants from these areas can import their own fungal flora, some members of which may cause life-threatening disease in the case of patients with immune suppression.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01967587
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