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Published on: February 9, 2011
Subcutaneous Colletotrichum truncatum Infection in a Child
Leigh M Howard1, Leslie Gilbert, Jeffrey P Zwerner
1From the *Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and †Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, Tennessee; and ‡Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
Abstract:
Human infection with Colletotrichum species is typically limited to ophthalmologic manifestations. We present the first reported pediatric case of subcutaneous Colletotrichum truncatum infection. This case highlights the potential importance of C. truncatum as an agent of subcutaneous or disseminated disease in immunocompromised children.

