Two new cases of cutaneous alternariosis with a review of the literature

Two cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Alternaria tenuissima in patients affected with primitive myeloproliferative syndrome and lymphocytic lymphoma respectively are reported. Following a review of the specific literature, the authors discuss the etiopathogenic mechanisms, the clinical and...

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Published inMycopathologia (1975) Vol. 96; no. 1; p. 3
Main Authors Viviani, M A, Tortorano, A M, Laria, G, Giannetti, A, Bignotti, G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.10.1986
Subjects
Alternaria - isolation & purification
Anemia, Hypochromic - complications
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Mitosporic Fungi - isolation & purification
Mycoses - complications
Mycoses - diagnosis
Mycoses - drug therapy
Skin Diseases - diagnosis
Skin Diseases - drug therapy
Skin Diseases - etiology
Thrombocythemia, Essential - complications
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Summary:Two cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Alternaria tenuissima in patients affected with primitive myeloproliferative syndrome and lymphocytic lymphoma respectively are reported. Following a review of the specific literature, the authors discuss the etiopathogenic mechanisms, the clinical and histologic aspects of the lesions and the therapeutic problems.
ISSN:0301-486X
DOI:10.1007/BF00467678