Cutaneous infection caused by Ulocladium chartarum in a heart transplant recipient: case report and review.
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A cutaneous mycoses caused by Ulocladium chartarum in a heart transplant recipient is reported. The infection cleared after complete surgical excision and 6 months of oral itraconazole therapy. In vitro activity of amphotericin B, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, ravuconazole and terbinafine against the clinical isolate is shown.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta dermato-venereologica
دوره 83 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003