Primary Cutaneous Chrysosporium Infection following Ear Piercing: A Case Report
Chrysosporium is a large genus of saprophytic fungi that is commonly found in the soil. Infection caused by this organism is rare in humans and typically occurs in immunocompromised patients. Primary cutaneous Chrysosporium infection is relatively rare and has been reported in a heart transplant pat...
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| author | Poonkiat Suchonwanit Chayada Chaiyabutr Vasanop Vachiramon |
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| description | Chrysosporium is a large genus of saprophytic fungi that is commonly found in the soil. Infection caused by this organism is rare in humans and typically occurs in immunocompromised patients. Primary cutaneous Chrysosporium infection is relatively rare and has been reported in a heart transplant patient. The prognosis is usually favorable, but very poor in the setting of persistent profound immunosuppression. We herein report a case of primary cutaneous Chrysosporium infection following ear piercing in an immunocompetent patient. It is important for clinicians to consider this condition in patients with slow-onset skin and soft tissue infection following cutaneous injury, even in an immunocompetent setting. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26764307301b497286dec50e2a215c502022-12-21T23:55:14ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672015-07-017213614010.1159/000436989436989Primary Cutaneous Chrysosporium Infection following Ear Piercing: A Case ReportPoonkiat SuchonwanitChayada ChaiyabutrVasanop VachiramonChrysosporium is a large genus of saprophytic fungi that is commonly found in the soil. Infection caused by this organism is rare in humans and typically occurs in immunocompromised patients. Primary cutaneous Chrysosporium infection is relatively rare and has been reported in a heart transplant patient. The prognosis is usually favorable, but very poor in the setting of persistent profound immunosuppression. We herein report a case of primary cutaneous Chrysosporium infection following ear piercing in an immunocompetent patient. It is important for clinicians to consider this condition in patients with slow-onset skin and soft tissue infection following cutaneous injury, even in an immunocompetent setting.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/436989HyalohyphomycosisChrysosporium infectionEar piercing |
| spellingShingle | Poonkiat Suchonwanit Chayada Chaiyabutr Vasanop Vachiramon Primary Cutaneous Chrysosporium Infection following Ear Piercing: A Case Report Case Reports in Dermatology Hyalohyphomycosis Chrysosporium infection Ear piercing |
| title | Primary Cutaneous Chrysosporium Infection following Ear Piercing: A Case Report |
| title_full | Primary Cutaneous Chrysosporium Infection following Ear Piercing: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Primary Cutaneous Chrysosporium Infection following Ear Piercing: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Cutaneous Chrysosporium Infection following Ear Piercing: A Case Report |
| title_short | Primary Cutaneous Chrysosporium Infection following Ear Piercing: A Case Report |
| title_sort | primary cutaneous chrysosporium infection following ear piercing a case report |
| topic | Hyalohyphomycosis Chrysosporium infection Ear piercing |
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