Subcutaneous Fusarium foot abscess in a renal transplant patient

Cutis. 1999 May;63(5):267-70.

Abstract

Fusarium species are ubiquitous plant and grain phytopathogens that rarely cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. While disseminated Fusarium infections are almost always fatal, localized infections may be responsive to a combination of systemic antibiotic therapy and surgical debridement. We present a diabetic renal transplant patient who developed a foot abscess due to Fusarium solani. Infection persisted despite aggressive surgical debridement and a 3-month course of intravenous liposomal amphotericin B.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abscess / drug therapy
  • Abscess / microbiology*
  • Abscess / surgery
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Foot Dermatoses / drug therapy
  • Foot Dermatoses / microbiology*
  • Foot Dermatoses / surgery
  • Fusarium* / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Kidney Transplantation / immunology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
  • Opportunistic Infections / surgery