TY - JOUR
T1 - Deep cutaneous Trichosporon asahii infection in a patient recovering from toxic epidermal necrolysis
AU - Kiley, John L.
AU - Zack, Jason
AU - Ritchie, Simon
AU - Krauland, Kevin
AU - Markelz, Elizabeth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - Patients with toxic epidermal necrolysis, a condition that causes full thickness epidermal necrosis that affects over 30% of the skin surface and mucosal membranes, often develop comorbid infections throughout the recovery of the disease [1]. While most commonly these are related to a bacterial source, infections due to viral, mycobacterial, and rarely fungal organisms occur. We present a case of a patient who developed a deep cutaneous fungal infection caused by Trichosporon asahii and discuss the management.
AB - Patients with toxic epidermal necrolysis, a condition that causes full thickness epidermal necrosis that affects over 30% of the skin surface and mucosal membranes, often develop comorbid infections throughout the recovery of the disease [1]. While most commonly these are related to a bacterial source, infections due to viral, mycobacterial, and rarely fungal organisms occur. We present a case of a patient who developed a deep cutaneous fungal infection caused by Trichosporon asahii and discuss the management.
KW - Posaconazole
KW - Steven-Johnson's syndrome
KW - Toxic epidermal necrolysis
KW - Trichosporon asahii
KW - Trichosporonisis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.10.003
DO - 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.10.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057032834
SN - 2211-7539
VL - 23
SP - 26
EP - 28
JO - Medical Mycology Case Reports
JF - Medical Mycology Case Reports
ER -