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Cutaneous Bipolaris spicifera infection.
Arch Dermatol. 1989 Oct; 125(10):1383-6.AD

Abstract

Bipolaris spicifera is a dematiaceous fungus that has rarely been reported to cause cutaneous infection in humans. A patient with leukemia was examined for a non-healing ulcer on her leg that developed following minor trauma. Histopathologic study revealed groups of nonpigmented, septate fungal hyphae located predominantly in the necrotic ulcer base. Cultures of a biopsy specimen yielded colonies that were gray to black with a black reverse. Microscopic examination revealed dematiaceous, straight, oblong conidia consistent with B spicifera. The ulcer was successfully treated with surgical excision, skin graft, and amphotericin B.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Straka BF
Department of Dermatology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908.
Cooper PH
No affiliation info available
Body BA
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdultAnkleDermatomycosesFemaleHumansLeg UlcerLeukemia, Myeloid, AcuteMitosporic Fungi

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

2802647

Citation

Straka, B F., et al. "Cutaneous Bipolaris Spicifera Infection." Archives of Dermatology, vol. 125, no. 10, 1989, pp. 1383-6.
Straka BF, Cooper PH, Body BA. Cutaneous Bipolaris spicifera infection. Arch Dermatol. 1989;125(10):1383-6.
Straka, B. F., Cooper, P. H., & Body, B. A. (1989). Cutaneous Bipolaris spicifera infection. Archives of Dermatology, 125(10), 1383-6.
Straka BF, Cooper PH, Body BA. Cutaneous Bipolaris Spicifera Infection. Arch Dermatol. 1989;125(10):1383-6. PubMed PMID: 2802647.
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