Korean J Dermatol.
2007 Sep;45(9):930-933.
A Case of Localized Skin Infection Due to Paecilomyces lilacinus
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea. smg@dongguk.ac.kr
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea.
- 3Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Korea.
Abstract
- Paecilomyces (P.) lilacinus is a saprophytic filamentous fungus, mostly found in soil and very rarely pathogenic to humans. Although it has been reported to cause endophthalmitis, endocarditis and pulmonary infection, localized skin infection due to P. lilacinus has been rarely reported. We report a case of localized skin infection by P. lilacinus in an 83-year-old man. The lesion was manifested by a 7.0x5.0 cm-sized erythematous plaque on the left wrist. The fungal culture from the biopsy specimen on Sabouraud's dextrose agar showed velvety whitish pink colonies of P. lilacinus. The patient was treated with 200 mg of itraconazole daily for 3 months. The skin lesion was completely cured and recurrence has not been observed to date.
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