Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exserohilum rostratum in a patient with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 295-298

  Lin, Szu Chi ^a,b   Sun, Pei Lun ^a,b,c   Ju, Yu Ming ^a,b   Chan, Yu Jan ^a,b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; ERYTHEMA; EXSEROHILUM ROSTRATUM; FATALITY; FOLLOW UP; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PAIN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN NECROSIS; SWELLING;

ASCOMYCOTA; DERMATOMYCOSES; HAND DERMATOSES; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, CUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 61349122105     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03803.x     Document Type: Article

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