| Alternariosis | |
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| A 69-year-old female with alternariosis in her left forearm and electron micrograph of her skin showing sporangiophores of Lichtheimia corymbifera. | |
| Specialty | Dermatology, infectious diseases  |
Alternariosis is an infection by Alternaria, presenting cutaneously as focal, ulcerated papules and plaques. Treatment with itraconazole has been reported.
See also
References
- James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
- Matson DR, Eudy JD, Matson SC (January 2010). "Cutaneous alternariosis in an adolescent patient". Pediatr Dermatol. 27 (1): 98–100. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.01056.x. PMID 20199426. S2CID 19644216.
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| Fungal infection and mesomycetozoea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Superficial and cutaneous (dermatomycosis): Tinea = skin; Piedra (exothrix/ endothrix) = hair |
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| Subcutaneous, systemic, and opportunistic |
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| Mesomycetozoea | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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