Infections caused by opportunistic organisms which have been known asetiologic agents of disease become more and more frequent. Aspergillus spp. is one of the agents.Fungi of aspergillus genus are widely distributed i...Infections caused by opportunistic organisms which have been known asetiologic agents of disease become more and more frequent. Aspergillus spp. is one of the agents.Fungi of aspergillus genus are widely distributed in nature, particularly in the soil and in thedecomposed vegetation. They are frequent opportunist pathogens in immunocompromised patients. Themost frequent causative organisms that cause cutaneous aspergillosis are A. fumigatus and A. flavus.In this report, we present a case of primary cutaneous aspergillosis manifested by ulceration ofthe shank due to A. flavus. The patient had no deficiency of immunological status and severe diseaseassociated with fungal infection. Excellent response was shown to anti-fungal therapy.展开更多
文摘Infections caused by opportunistic organisms which have been known asetiologic agents of disease become more and more frequent. Aspergillus spp. is one of the agents.Fungi of aspergillus genus are widely distributed in nature, particularly in the soil and in thedecomposed vegetation. They are frequent opportunist pathogens in immunocompromised patients. Themost frequent causative organisms that cause cutaneous aspergillosis are A. fumigatus and A. flavus.In this report, we present a case of primary cutaneous aspergillosis manifested by ulceration ofthe shank due to A. flavus. The patient had no deficiency of immunological status and severe diseaseassociated with fungal infection. Excellent response was shown to anti-fungal therapy.
