Cutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused byAlternaria alternataUnresponsive to Itraconazole Treatment
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Cutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Alternaria alternata Unresponsive to Itraconazole Treatment
Cutaneous alternariosis is an opportunistic infection that has been described mainly in patients treated with corticosteroids. We report a case of dermal alternariosis occurring in a woman treated with corticosteroids after a neurosurgery that was unresponsive to itraconazole. Treatment with intravenous voriconazole was initiated, followed by oral protocol, with marked improvement of the lesions.
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2090-6463,2090-6471
DOI: 10.1155/2011/385803