Atypical clinical presentation of an Arthroderma gypseum infection in a renal transplant recipient.

Atypical clinical presentation of an Arthroderma gypseum infection in a renal transplant recipient.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2020;62:e42
Authors: Belda Junior W, Criado PR
Abstract
Dermatophytes are known as a common cause of superficial mycosis, but atypical presentations in immunosuppressed patients make the diagnosis more challenging. Here, we report a case of a 39-year-old patient, a renal transplant recipient from a living donor, who presented with atypical cutaneous lesions of lower extremities caused by Arthroderma gypseum (Nannizzia gypsea), four months after receiving a renal transplant. It is important to highlight the importance of the early detection of fungal infections in immunosuppressed patients. Clinicians should have a high degree of suspicion for the early detection and treatment of the cases.
PMID: 32578682 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - June 25, 2020 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Belda Junior W, Criado PR Tags: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo Source Type: research