1. Emerging Cutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Alternaria infectoria
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Tiago Gomes, Henrique Martinha, Katarina Kieselova, and Felicidade Santiago
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0301 basic medicine ,Medicine (General) ,Alternaria infectoria ,medicine.medical_specialty ,030106 microbiology ,Corticosteroid treatment ,Skin infection ,Alternariosis ,Immunocompromised Host ,03 medical and health sciences ,R5-920 ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,Dermatomycoses ,Humans ,Medicine ,In patient ,biology ,business.industry ,Cutaneous Alternariosis ,Alternaria ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Dermatology ,dermatomicose ,Phaeohyphomycosis ,030104 developmental biology ,Cutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis ,business - Abstract
Alternaria species belong to a group of opportunistic fungi that causes skin infection mainly in immunosuppressed patients. The authors describe two clinically distinct cases of cutaneous alternariosis caused by Alternaria infectoria in patients under prolonged corticosteroid treatment. Additionally, a brief review of published cases in portuguese patients is conducted.As espécies Alternaria pertencem a um grupo de fungos oportunistas que causam infeções cutâneas, nomeadamente, em doentes imunocomprometidos. Os autores descrevem dois casos clínicos distintos de alternariose cutânea causada por Alternaria infectoria em doentes sob corticoterapia prolongada. Adicionalmente, é também feita uma breve revisão dos casos publicados em doentes portugueses.
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- 2021
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