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KMID : 0670820070120010027
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Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
2007 Volume.12 No. 1 p.27 ~ p.30
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A Case of Cutaneous alternariosis due to Alternaria alternata
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Lee Jae-Chul
Kim Ho-Youn
Lee Weon-Ju
Lee Seok-Jong
Kim Do-Won
Jun Jae-Bok
Suh Soon-Bong
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Abstract
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Alternaria is a common saprophyte that is not usually pathogenic in humans. However, infections by the fungus have occasionally been documented, occurring mostly in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of cutaneous alternariosis caused by Alternaria alternata in a 64-year-old woman presenting with a coin-sized, slightly elevated, dark red plaque on the right wrist without systemic immunosuppression. Macroscopic and microscopic morphology of fungal culture and histopathological differentiation offered diagnostic possibility. Systemic roxithromycin and itraconazole were administered with a dramatic resolution of the lesion.
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KEYWORD
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Cutaneous alternariosis, Immunocompetant
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