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Subcutaneous alternariosis.

C Romano·L Vanzi·D Massi·E M Difonzo
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A case of subcutaneous alternariosis caused by Alternaria alternata is reported in a 52-year-old male who underwent kidney transplantation 1 year earlier. The infection manifested as a vegetating mass about 7 cm in diameter on the right forearm. Histological examination with Grocott staining and periodic acid-Schiff diastase revealed fungal spores and hyphae with chronic granulomatous inflammation. Biopsy fragments inoculated on Sabouraud-glucose agar with chloramphenicol produced colonies which were identified as Alternaria alternata on the basis of macroscopic and microscopic characters.

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C Romano, L Vanzi, D Massi, E M Difonzo. 2005. Subcutaneous alternariosis.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0507.2005.01162.x

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