Subcutaneous scedosporiosis: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Two cases of subcutaneous scedosporiosis, caused by Scedosporium apiospermum, are reported. Both patients had lesions localized in the forearm: a solitary ulceration in one and a sporotrichoid-like lesion in the other. The literature is reviewed Scedosporiose subcutânea. Relato de dois casos e revis...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Luiz Carlos SEVERO, Flávio de Mattos OLIVEIRA, Alberto Thomaz LONDERO
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1997
Subjects:
Scedosporium apiospermum
Subcutaneous scedosporiosis
Subcutaneous mycosis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651997000400009
https://doaj.org/article/c920e069e7a64cd4b55b0ffed2e1edfd
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Summary:Two cases of subcutaneous scedosporiosis, caused by Scedosporium apiospermum, are reported. Both patients had lesions localized in the forearm: a solitary ulceration in one and a sporotrichoid-like lesion in the other. The literature is reviewed Scedosporiose subcutânea. Relato de dois casos e revisão da literatura São relatados dois casos de scedosporiose subcutânea por S. apiospermum. Em ambos os pacientes as lesões localizavam-se no antebraço: em um deles, uma ulceração, no outro, uma lesão "esporotricóide". Foi feita revisão comentada da literatura pertinente

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