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Subcutaneous Fusarium foot abscess in a renal transplant patient
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Subcutaneous Fusarium foot abscess in a renal transplant patient
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1999 May.
Abstract
Fusarium species are ubiquitous plant and grain phytopathogens that rarely cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. While disseminated Fusarium infections are almost always fatal, localized infections may be responsive to a combination of systemic antibiotic therapy and surgical debridement. We present a diabetic renal transplant patient who developed a foot abscess due to Fusarium solani. Infection persisted despite aggressive surgical debridement and a 3-month course of intravenous liposomal amphotericin B.
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