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Interdigital intertrigo due to Fusarium oxysporum
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Bahmaei M
; Dehghan P
; Kachuei R
; Babaei H
; Mohammadi R
Curr Med Mycol
2016[Mar]; 2
(1
): 43-46
PMID28681012
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Fusariosis is a fungal infection often involving the
skin. Various species can cause local, focally invasive, or disseminated
infections. The routes of entry for Fusarium species include the respiratory
tract, gastrointestinal tract, toe nails, trauma to the skin, and indwelling
central venous catheter. CASE REPORT: Herein, we present the case of a
35-year-old woman presenting with interdigital intertrigo. The patient had no
predisposing factors and she did not take any antifungal agents. Fusiform
macroconidia were observed on the slide culture of the fungus. The etiological
agent of the infection was identified as Fusarium oxysporum through sequencing of
the translation elongation factor-1 alpha (TEF-1?) gene using the primers EF1 and
EF2. CONCLUSION: Fusariosis commonly presents as a severe fungal infection in
immunocompromised patients. However, this infection may also occur in
immunocompetent patients. Although treatment with amphotericin B is a routine
antifungal therapy for fusariosis, many azoles such as cloterimazole can be used
topically with fewer side-effects.
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