A case of Trichosporon cutaneum folliculitis and septicaemia
Chang, S. E. ; Kim, K. J. ; Lee, W. S. ; Choi, J. H. ; Sung, K. J. ; Moon, K. C. ; Koh, J. K.
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
Published 2003
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
Published 2003
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1365-2230
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Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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Medicine
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Trichosporon cutaneum, a saprophytic fungal organism normally found in the soil, has been increasingly recognized as a cause of life-threatening systemic illness in immunosuppressed patients including those with leukaemia. Cutaneous involvement occurs in about 30% of patients with T. cutaneum septicaemia although disseminated folliculitis has not been described to our knowledge. We now describe a case of T. cutaneum follicultis due to fungaemia in a neutropenic patient.
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Electronic Resource
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