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Skin infection caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in immunocompromised patients. Report of two cases

2013; University of California, Davis; Volume: 19; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5070/d31910020022

1087-2108

Ignacio Valenzuela Salas, Carmen Martínez Peinado, Andrea Fernández Miralbell, Augustin Soto Diaz, Paloma Nogueras Morillas, Aurelio Martín Castro, Jesús Tercedor‐Sánchez, Valentín García Mellado,

Nail Diseases and Treatments

Scedosporium apiospermum is a filamentous fungus that can cause cutaneous or extracutaneous disease. A large number of cases have been published over the last decades, mainly in patients immunocompromised as a result of their disease or treatment. These kinds of infections can progress rapidly and become disseminated, leading to very serious or even fatal complications. We report two new cases of skin infection by Scedosporium apiospermum from our hospital.