Cutaneous Infection by Fusarium solani in a Patient with Burger's Disease.
10.5021/ad.1995.7.4.332
- Author:
Hee Joon YU
;
Soo Keun LEE
;
Yeon Sang CHOI
;
Sook Ja SON
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Burger's disease;
Fusarium solani;
Itraconazole
- MeSH:
Fusarium*;
Humans;
Itraconazole;
Leg;
Recurrence;
Skin;
Soil
- From:Annals of Dermatology
1995;7(4):332-337
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Fusarium species are known as ubiquitous soil saprophytes and human skin comtaminants. Occasionally, however, they have been reported to cause a variety of infections in humans. We report herein a case of cutaneous infection by Fusarium sokmi in a patient with Burger's disease involving his right lower leg. He was treated with itraconazole 200 mg p.o. per day for 5 weeks and the skin lesion resolved without any noticeable side effects. Furthermore, there has been no evidence of recurrence of the disease 9 months after discontinuing the itraconazole. This is the first reported case of cutaneous infection by Fusarium sokmi in a patient with Burger's disease and itraconazole was an effective drug in our case.
