Subcutaneous scedosporiosis: Report of two cases and review of the literature

Author(s): SEVERO Luiz Carlos, OLIVEIRA Flávio de Mattos, LONDERO Alberto Thomaz
Keywords: Scedosporium apiospermum, Subcutaneous scedosporiosis, Subcutaneous mycosis
Journal: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Year: 1997
Full text: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651997000400009
Publisher: Instituto de Medicina Tropical
Abstract: Two cases of subcutaneous scedosporiosis, caused by Scedosporium apiospermum, are reported. Both patients had lesions localized in the forearm: a solitary ulceration in one and a sporotrichoid-like lesion in the other. The literature is reviewed