Phaeoacremonium parasiticum phaeohyphomycosis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus treated successfully with surgical debridement and voriconazole: A case report and review of the literature

A 26-year old woman presented for evaluation of extensive edema, erythema, sinus tract formation and purulent drainage from the left lower extremity after trauma from a wooden object approximately three months prior. Skin biopsies and blood cultures revealed Phaeoacremonium parasiticum consistent wi...

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Main Authors: Rima I. El-Herte, Katie E. Schouweiler, Ronda S. Farah, Ricardo Arbulu, Daniel Diekema, Karolyn A. Wanat, Bradley A. Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250914000328