Recurrent subcutaneous infection due to Scopulariopsis brevicaulis in a liver transplant recipient

Clin Infect Dis. 2000 May;30(5):820-3. doi: 10.1086/313764.

Abstract

We describe a case of recurrent Scopulariopsis brevicaulis subcutaneous infection, which occurred 6 years after the patient underwent liver transplantation. Combined surgery and long-term oral therapy with terbinafine resulted in a favorable outcome, although this is not the rule in the previously reported S. brevicaulis infections in immunocompromised patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Ascomycota*
  • Dermatomycoses / diagnosis
  • Dermatomycoses / microbiology*
  • Dermatomycoses / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Liver Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
  • Opportunistic Infections / therapy
  • Recurrence