Subcutaneous alternariosis.

Abstract

A case of subcutaneous alternariosis caused by Alternaria alternata is reported in a 52-year-old male who underwent kidney transplantation 1 year earlier. The infection manifested as a vegetating mass about 7 cm in diameter on the right forearm. Histological examination with Grocott staining and periodic acid-Schiff diastase revealed fungal spores and hyphae with chronic granulomatous inflammation. Biopsy fragments inoculated on Sabouraud-glucose agar with chloramphenicol produced colonies which were identified as Alternaria alternata on the basis of macroscopic and microscopic characters.

• Authors: C Romano, L Vanzi, D Massi, E M Difonzo
• Journal: Mycoses (Mycoses) Vol. 48 Issue 6 Pg. 408-12 (Nov 2005) ISSN: 0933-7407 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 16262877 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antifungal Agents
• Itraconazole

Topics

• Alternaria (cytology, growth & development, isolation & purification)
• Antifungal Agents (therapeutic use)
• Dermatomycoses (microbiology, pathology)
• Humans
• Itraconazole (therapeutic use)
• Kidney Transplantation
• Male
• Middle Aged