Invasive Disease Due to Epidermophyton floccosum in an Immunocompromised Patient with Behçet's Syndrome

Epidermophyton floccosum is a common cause of dermatophytosis, but, to our knowledge, the organism has not been reported previously as a cause of invasive disease. We describe a case of deep tissue infection due to E. floccosum in an immunocompromised patient with Behcet's syndrome.

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1997-07, Vol.25 (1), p.153-154
Main Authors: Seddon, Mary E., Thomas, Mark G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behcet Syndrome - complications
Biological and medical sciences
Brief Reports
Cyclosporins
Dermatomycoses
Epidermophyton
Epidermophyton - isolation & purification
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunocompromised hosts
Immunodeficiencies
Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies
Immunopathology
Infections
Infectious diseases
Leg Dermatoses - complications
Leg Dermatoses - microbiology
Leg Dermatoses - pathology
Lesions
Male
Medical sciences
Nodules
Relapse
Skin diseases
Tinea - complications
Tinea - microbiology
Tinea - pathology
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Epidermophyton floccosum is a common cause of dermatophytosis, but, to our knowledge, the organism has not been reported previously as a cause of invasive disease. We describe a case of deep tissue infection due to E. floccosum in an immunocompromised patient with Behcet's syndrome.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1086/516887