Primary cutaneous aspergillosis.
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© 2010 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/00015555-0865 Journal Compilation © 2010 Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555 Cutaneous aspergillosis has been described as primary or secondary to haematogenous dissemination (1). Primary cutaneous aspergillosis usually follows local trauma and appears as a purplish oedematous lesion at the site of inoculation (2). We present here a rare case of primary cutaneous aspergillosis, which manifested as intractable nodules.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta dermato-venereologica
دوره 90 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010