Following chemotherapy and radiation treatment for infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the left breast, a 50-year-old woman presented with a child's palm sized, crusted patch and surrounding peanut sized granulated nodules on the lesion, which was diagnosed as primary cutaneous aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. No evidence of involvement of other organs or of systemic dissemination by Aspergillus femigatus was found. Also the patient exhibited no other apparent systemic immunologic defects. Extensive excision were performed and the patient received treatment with amphoteriein B. No evidence of recurrent fungal infection was noted during 6 months of follow-up.
Aspergillosis* ; Aspergillus ; Aspergillus fumigatus ; Breast Neoplasms* ; Breast* ; Carcinoma, Ductal ; Drug Therapy ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Middle Aged