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Cutaneous alternariosis in an immunocompetent patient successfully treated with oral fluconazole Volume 23, issue 4, July-August 2013

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1 1st Department of Dermatology-Venereology,
2 Microbiology Department,
3 Pathology Department,
University of Athens,
Andreas Sygros Hospital,
5, Dragoumi str, 16121,
Athens, Greece

Alternaria species are fungi characterized by the presence of brown or black pigment in their cell wall. They are common in the environment (soil, water, plants) as saprophytic fungi. They may rarely act as facultative pathogens, especially in the presence of immunosuppression, causing cutaneous infections with rare systemic involvement [1]. We report a case of cutaneous alternariosis infection, in an immunocompetent host, successfully treated with oral fluconazole.A 58-year-old male patient presented [...]