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Published in: Infection 3/2017

01-06-2017 | Case Report

Invasive cutaneous infection due to Scopulariopsis brevicaulis unsuccessfully treated with high-dose micafungin in a neutropenic patient

Authors: Daniela Gavril, Paul-Louis Woerther, Aicha Ben Lakhdar, Linda Mahjoubi, Emilie Routier, Elisabeth Chachaty, Bertrand Gachot, Stephane De Botton, Jean-Baptiste Micol, Christophe Willekens

Published in: Infection | Issue 3/2017

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Abstract

Scopulariopsis brevicaulis onychomycosis with local cutaneous invasion was diagnosed in an acute leukemia patient and unsuccessfully treated with high-dose micafungin, based on antifungal susceptibility testing. This case should alert clinicians to the possible severe evolution of onychomycosis in neutropenic patients and suggests that surgery should be preferred in such a situation.
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Metadata
Title
Invasive cutaneous infection due to Scopulariopsis brevicaulis unsuccessfully treated with high-dose micafungin in a neutropenic patient
Authors
Daniela Gavril
Paul-Louis Woerther
Aicha Ben Lakhdar
Linda Mahjoubi
Emilie Routier
Elisabeth Chachaty
Bertrand Gachot
Stephane De Botton
Jean-Baptiste Micol
Christophe Willekens
Publication date
01-06-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Infection / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Electronic ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-016-0971-2

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