| Title | Primary cutaneous aspergillosis due to Aspergillus niger in an immunocompetent patient. | | Author(s) | Mohapatra S, Xess I, Swetha JV, Tanveer N, Asati D, Ramam M, Singh MK | | Institution | Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029, India. immaxess@gmail.com. | | Source | Indian J Med Microbiol 2009 Oct-Dec; 27(4):367-70. | | Abstract | Primary cutaneous aspergillosis is a rare entity, usually caused by A. fumigatus and A. flavus . Here, we present such a case, manifested by ulceration due to A. niger, which remained undiagnosed for a prolonged period. The immunological status was intact, although the patient had associated severe fungal infection. Recurrence of the lesion occurred despite repeated anti-fungal therapies. Anti fungal testing was done based on the broth dilution (M-38A, NCCLS, USA) method. The culture isolate was found to be sensitive to fluconazole and amphotericin B. Continuation of antifungal therapy improved the symptoms, reducing the size of the lesion. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19736412 |
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