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Fusarium solani cutaneous infection in a neutropenic patient
F Caux1, S Aractingi, H Baurmann
1Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Saint Louis, Paris, France.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
|January 1, 1993
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.