Ulcerous granulomatous cheilitis with lymphatic invasion caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis infection

A 43-year-old man with ulcerous granulomatous cheilitis and submaxillary lymph node invasion caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis infection is described. Administration of itraconazole produced a dramatic and definitive cure. Reported cases of deep mycosis caused by S. brevicaulis infection are also...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1994-11, Vol.31 (5), p.881-883
Hauptverfasser:	Creus, Lidia, Umbert, Pablo, Torres-Rodríguez, Jose María, López-Gil, Francisco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Chronic Disease Dermatomycoses - diagnosis Dermatomycoses - microbiology Dermatomycoses - therapy Facial Dermatoses - diagnosis Facial Dermatoses - microbiology Facial Dermatoses - therapy Humans Lymphatic Diseases - diagnosis Lymphatic Diseases - microbiology Lymphatic Diseases - therapy Male Maxilla Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - diagnosis Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - microbiology Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome - therapy Mitosporic Fungi - isolation & purification Skin Ulcer - diagnosis Skin Ulcer - microbiology Skin Ulcer - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	A 43-year-old man with ulcerous granulomatous cheilitis and submaxillary lymph node invasion caused by Scopulariopsis brevicaulis infection is described. Administration of itraconazole produced a dramatic and definitive cure. Reported cases of deep mycosis caused by S. brevicaulis infection are also reviewed.
ISSN:	0190-9622 1097-6787
DOI:	10.1016/S0190-9622(94)70251-9