A Case of Localized Skin Infection Due to Scedosporium apiospermum Diagnosed by DNA Sequencing of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Region.
- Author:
Ji Young YOO
1
;
You Bum SONG
;
Moo Kyu SUH
;
Gyoung Yim HA
;
Jong Im LEE
;
Seung Hyun SOHNG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Daegu, Korea. smg@dongguk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Localized skin infection;
Scedosporium apiospermum
- MeSH:
Agar;
Aged, 80 and over;
Base Sequence;
Biopsy;
Fluconazole;
Fungi;
Glucose;
Hand;
Humans;
Male;
Mycetoma;
Pseudallescheria;
Scedosporium*;
Sequence Analysis, DNA*;
Sewage;
Skin*;
Soil
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
2014;19(2):45-51
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Scedosporium apiospermum is an asexual state of Pseudallescheria boydii which has been isolated from soil, sewage, and decaying vegetation. It can cause cutaneous infections by traumatic implantation of the contaminant due to penetrating injury. This ubiquitous fungus cause not only mycetoma, but also infections of variety of body sites including the skin. The localized skin infection due to this organism is much rare than mycetoma. We report a case of cutaneous S. apiospermum infection occurred in 80-year-old male. The skin lesion was manifested by a 8.0 x 4.0 cm-sized erythematous plaque with pustules and crusts on the dorsum of right hand. The fungal culture from the biopsy specimen on Sabouraud's dextrose agar showed white to gray colored cottony colonies of S. apiospermum. The nucleotide sequence of internal transcribed spacer for clinical isolate was identical to that of S. apiospermum strain IHEM 23829. The patient was treated with oral fluconazole for 3 months.
