Cutaneous infection caused by Ulocladium chartarum in a heart transplant recipient: case report and review

Acta Derm Venereol. 2003;83(3):218-21. doi: 10.1080/00015550310007256.

Abstract

A cutaneous mycoses caused by Ulocladium chartarum in a heart transplant recipient is reported. The infection cleared after complete surgical excision and 6 months of oral itraconazole therapy. In vitro activity of amphotericin B, fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, ravuconazole and terbinafine against the clinical isolate is shown.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Dermatomycoses / microbiology*
  • Heart Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitosporic Fungi / isolation & purification
  • Opportunistic Infections*
  • Postoperative Complications