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Murine Full-thickness Skin Transplantation
Published on: January 2, 2017
Cutaneous alternariosis in a renal transplant recipient
Nawel Essabbah1, Imen Gorsane, Monia Youssef
1Department of Parasitology-Mycology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, St 1st June St, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia. nawel.aguir@laposte.net.
Abstract:
Alternariosis is a fungal infection that is usually described in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of cutaneous alternariosis in a renal transplant recipient caused by Alternaria tenuissima. The diagnosis was supported by histopathologic (ie, yeastlike cells, filamentous structures) and mycologic findings from a cutaneous biopsy. Cutaneous lesions regressed 1 month following a decrease in the dosage of immunosuppressive therapy. The patient also was treated with intravenous amphotericin B followed by oral fluconazole without improvement. Cryotherapy remarkably accelerated healing of the lesions.
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