Fusarium solani cutaneous infection in a neutropenic patient

Dermatology. 1993;186(3):232-5. doi: 10.1159/000247354.

Abstract

A 47-year-old woman with acute myeloblastic leukemia developed disseminated papules and pustules after chemotherapy. A skin biopsy specimen revealed fungal vasculitis and grew Fusarium solani. The patient died despite treatment with amphotericin B. The isolate was resistant to amphotericin B, imidazole and 5-fluocytosine. Fusarium should be recognized as a potential cause of deep fungal infection in immunocompromised patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dermatomycoses / pathology*
  • Female
  • Fusarium*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / drug therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neutropenia / pathology
  • Opportunistic Infections / pathology*