Successful treatment of primary cutaneous Aspergillus flavus infection of the hand with oral itraconazole

The Journal of Hand Surgery
M D EpsteinC M Orbegoso

Abstract

Primary cutaneous Aspergillus flavus infections of the hand are exceedingly rare. Usually, these infections are present in severely immunocompromised patients suffering from lymphoreticular malignancies. The majority of cases result in invasive systemic infections and often culminate in death. We report a case of primary cutaneous A. flavus infection in the hand of a patient immunocompromised only by non-insulin-dependent diabetes, who ultimately was cured of this infection with oral itraconazole.

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