Research Keyword: Skin lesions

Simultaneous infection with Fusarium proliferatum and Prototheca wickerhamii localized at different body sites

An 81-year-old woman taking long-term steroid medication developed two different fungal skin infections on her hands simultaneously – one on the right hand from a moldy wooden frame and one on the left hand possibly from sewage exposure. Doctors identified both fungi through microscopy and genetic testing. She was successfully treated with an antifungal medication called voriconazole for four weeks and recovered completely.

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