Bipolaris spicifera : An unusual cause of non-healing cutaneous ulcers in a patient with diabetes and alcohol abuse
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Bipolaris spicifera: An unusual cause of non-healing cutaneous ulcers in a patient with diabetes and alcohol abuse
This is a case report of Bipolaris spicifera, a dematiaceous fungus commonly found in soil and as a plant pathogen, isolated from culture of the lesions and from an excisional biopsy specimen in a patient with diabetes and alcohol abuse. This case highlights the importance of considering Bipolaris as a differential diagnosis in patients with cutaneous lesions and the need for vigorous managemen...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2146-3158,2146-9369
DOI: 10.5799/ahinjs.02.2014.01.0121