Comment on: “A Unique Clinicopathological Manifestation of Fungal Infection: A Case Series of Deep Dermatophytosis in Immunosuppressed Patients”

Samples from an excisional biopsy specimen of the tumoral lesion were sent for histopathological study and for bacterial and fungal culture. Deep dermatophytosis is an invasive, rare, and sometimes life-threatening fungal infection caused by dermatophytes [2], described only in isolated case reports...

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Published in:American journal of clinical dermatology 2017-10, Vol.18 (5), p.709-711
Main Authors: González-Cantero, Álvaro, Honorato-Guerra, Silvia, Sánchez-Moya, Ana-Isabel, Arias-Santiago, Salvador, Moreno-Torres, Beatriz, Martinez-Lorenzo, Elena, Mollejo, Manuela, Schoendorff-Ortega, Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dermatology
Fungal infections
Letter to the Editor
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Patients
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Pharmacotherapy
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Summary:Samples from an excisional biopsy specimen of the tumoral lesion were sent for histopathological study and for bacterial and fungal culture. Deep dermatophytosis is an invasive, rare, and sometimes life-threatening fungal infection caused by dermatophytes [2], described only in isolated case reports and one case series [1]. [1], including male sex; immunosuppressive medication; asymptomatic nodular lesions localized in the lower extremities, with an indolent disease course; pathological findings of intradermal fungal elements; absence of hairfollicle involvement; and response to systemic antifungal medication.
ISSN:1175-0561
1179-1888
DOI:10.1007/s40257-017-0309-6