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Multidisciplinary management of disseminated Exophiala dermatitidis mycosis in an infant with mixed phenotype acute leukemia: a case report.
BMC infectious diseases - 23 Oct 2022
Nakatani Ryo, Ashiarai Miho, Yoshihara Hiroki, Yada Keigo, Nozaki Taiki, Ushigusa Takeshi, Mori Nobuyoshi, Hasegawa Daisuke
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BACKGROUND: Exophiala dermatitidis is a dematiaceous fungus isolated from various environmental sources. Systemic E. dermatitidis infections can lead to fatal outcomes, and treatment has not yet been standardized. Although E. dermatitidis is also known to cause cutaneous infection, it has not been previously reported to appear as ecthyma gangrenosum (EG), an uncommon cutaneous lesion in neutropenic patients that...
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