Cutaneous Alternariosis Caused by Alternaria infectoria: Three Cases in Kidney Transplant Patients

Healthcare

Leonor Lopes¹  João Borges-Costa¹  Luís Soares-Almeida¹  Paulo Filipe¹  Fernanda Neves³  Alice Santana²  José Guerra² 

[1] Dermatology Center, Santa Maria Hospital, Avenida Prof. Egas Moniz, Lisboa 1649-028, Portugal; E-Mails:;Nefrology Center, Santa Maria Hospital, Avenida Prof. Egas Moniz, Lisboa 1649-028, Portugal; E-Mails:;Dermatology Center, Oeste Hospital Center, Rua Diário de Notícias, Caldas da Rainha 2500-176, Portugal; E-Mail:

关键词: cutaneous alternariosis;    Alternaria infectoria;    infection skin disorders in organ transplant recipients;   

DOI  :  10.3390/healthcare1010100

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The genus Alternaria has more than 80 species. Alternaria alternata and Alternaria infectoria are the most frequent species associated with infections in humans. Their clinical importance lies in the growing number of cases reported in immunocompromised patients. Herein, we report three cases of kidney-transplanted patients with different clinical presentations of cutaneous alternariosis and we discuss the treatment options.

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