Lethal systemic dissemination from a cutaneous infection due to Curvularia lunata in a heart transplant recipient

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 440-442

  Tessari, Gianpaolo ^a   Formi, A ^a   Ferretto, R ^a   Solbiati, M ^a   Faggian, G ^a   Mazzucco, A ^a   Barba, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Curvularia lunata; Heart transplant recipients; Phaeohyphomycosis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BAD HOMBURG; IMIPENEM; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CURVULARIA LUNATA; DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGUS; FUNGAL STRAIN; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SEPSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN NODULE; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DERMATOMYCOSES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; FUNGEMIA; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 0038267321     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2003.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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