Cutaneous alternariosis in an immunocompetent patient
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Cutaneous alternariosis.
Alternariosis is a fungal infection usually described in immunodeficient patients. We report a case of cutaneous alternariosis in a renal transplant recipient caused by Alternaria alternata. The patient was treated with intralesional amphothericin B and surgical excision of one non-responding lesion was performed.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Dermatology Online Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1087-2108
DOI: 10.5070/d32210032905