Ann Dermatol.  2017 Oct;29(5):640-642. 10.5021/ad.2017.29.5.640.

A Case of Localized Cutaneous Infection Caused by Scedosporium apiospermum Presenting as Cellulitis

• Noh SH
• Na GH
• Park K
• Kim EJ

• KMID: 2388922
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2017.29.5.640

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Cellulitis*
Scedosporium*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Painful erythematous purpuric swelling with scales on the dorsal surface of the right foot. (B) Improved lesions with residual hyperpigmentation after 3 months of therapy.

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  Fig. 2 (A) Diffuse inflammation indicated by the presence of neutrophils in the dermis and the subcutaneous fat (H&E; left: ×40, right: ×400). (B) Velvety, grayish-white colonies on the surface of a Sabouraud agar plate as revealed by a fungal culture. (C) Branched conidiophores with single ovoid conidia, borne laterally or terminally on conidiophores (lactophenol cotton blue stain, ×400).

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