Fusarium proliferatum superficial suppurative thrombophlebitis

Mil Med. 2003 May;168(5):426-7.

Abstract

Fungi are increasingly recognized as microorganisms causing superficial suppurative thrombophlebitis being managed by aggressive surgical therapy and antifungal agents. We report a case of Fusarium proliferatum superficial suppurative thrombophlebitis in an immunocompetent patient with no evidence of systemic infection and who responded to venotomy alone.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fusarium / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Suppuration
  • Thrombophlebitis / microbiology*
  • Thrombophlebitis / surgery