RT Journal Article
T1 Chronic infection due to fusarium oxysporum mimicking Lupus Vulgaris: case report and review of cutaneous involvement in fusariosis
A1 Pereiro Ferreirós, Manuel
A1 Abalde Pintos, María Teresa
A1 Zulaica Garate, Ander
A1 Caeiro Castelao, J. L.
A1 Flórez, Ángeles
A1 Peteiro García, María del Carmen
A1 Toribio Pérez, Jaime
K1 Ear
K1 External
K1 Lupus Vulgaris
K1 Fusarium
K1 Fluconazole
AB A 67-year-old female presented with a 20-year-old lesion involving the right ear and preauricular area mimicking tuberculous lupus. Fusarium oxysporum infection was confirmed by biopsy studies and cultures. The biopsy specimen showed an unusually extensive dermal invasion with fungal hyphae. This is an uncommon clinical presentation for Fusarium infection in a healthy patient. When referred to us, the patient had received antifungal therapy with itraconazole without any benefit. Improvement was obtained with fluconazole therapy. The spectrum of cutaneous involvement related to Fusarium spp. includes toxic reactions, colonization, superficial indolent infection, deep cutaneous or subcutaneous infections and disseminated infection.
PB Medical journals Sweden AB
SN 0001-5555
YR 2001
FD 2001-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43716
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/43716
LA eng
NO Pereiro Jr, M., Abalde, M. T., Zulaica, A., Caeiro, J. L., Flórez, A., Peteiro, C., & Toribio, J. (2001). Chronic Infection Due to Fusarium oxysporum Mimicking Lupus Vulgaris: Case Report and Review of Cutaneous Involvement in Fusariosis. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 81(1), 51–53. https://doi.org/10.1080/00015550117819
NO Xunta de Galicia. Proyecto XUGA 20819B96
DS Minerva
RD 29 abr 2026