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  • Title: Cutaneous alternariosis in a cardiac transplant recipient.
    Author: Gilmour TK, Rytina E, O'Connell PB, Sterling JC.
    Journal: Australas J Dermatol; 2001 Feb; 42(1):46-9. PubMed ID: 11233722.
    Abstract:
    A 55-year-old male cardiac transplant recipient presented with cutaneous nodules on the limbs caused by Alternaria alternata. Oral fluconazole 200 mg daily for 3 weeks was ineffective. Itraconazole 100 mg oral daily was ceased when hyperglycaemia developed. Individual lesions were successfully treated with either curettage and cautery or double freeze-thaw cryotherapy. Alternaria spp. are ubiquitous fungal saprophytes which may cause cutaneous infections particularly in immunocompromised patients.
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