Cutaneous Alternariosis Caused by Alternaria infectoria: Three Cases in Kidney Transplant Patients
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
Sex/Age | Immunosuppression | Medication | Clinical findings | Evolution | Diagnosis | Intervention | Follow-up | |
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1 | M/61 years | Kidney transplant (6-months prior) | Tacrolimus Prednisolone | Five tender, violaceous nodules on both legs | 2 weeks | Histological examination Culture PCR | Itraconazole 100 mg/day, 3 months | 36-months No relapse |
2 | M/63 years | Kidney transplant (14-months prior) | Cyclosporine Prednisolone | Papulo-nodules and 2 ulcerations on the legs | 1 year | Histological examination Culture PCR | Cryotherapy Posaconazole 200 mg/day, 1 month | 12-months No relapse |
3 | M/56 years | Kidney transplant (11-years prior) | Tacrolimus Prednisolone Mycophenolate mofetil | 1 nodule on the third finger of the right hand | 5 months | Histological examination PCR | Surgical excision Itraconazole 100 mg/day, 3 months | 17-months No relapse |
3. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Lopes, L.; Borges-Costa, J.; Soares-Almeida, L.; Filipe, P.; Neves, F.; Santana, A.; Guerra, J.; Kutzner, H. Cutaneous Alternariosis Caused by Alternaria infectoria: Three Cases in Kidney Transplant Patients. Healthcare 2013, 1, 100-106. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare1010100
Lopes L, Borges-Costa J, Soares-Almeida L, Filipe P, Neves F, Santana A, Guerra J, Kutzner H. Cutaneous Alternariosis Caused by Alternaria infectoria: Three Cases in Kidney Transplant Patients. Healthcare. 2013; 1(1):100-106. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare1010100
Chicago/Turabian StyleLopes, Leonor, João Borges-Costa, Luís Soares-Almeida, Paulo Filipe, Fernanda Neves, Alice Santana, José Guerra, and Heinz Kutzner. 2013. "Cutaneous Alternariosis Caused by Alternaria infectoria: Three Cases in Kidney Transplant Patients" Healthcare 1, no. 1: 100-106. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare1010100