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Review
. 2020 Sep;37(5):918-921.
doi: 10.1111/pde.14282. Epub 2020 Jul 17.

Exserohilum rostratum, a rare cause of opportunistic skin infection in children: Case report and review of the literature

Inés Gracia-Darder  1 , Joan Garcías-Ladaria  1 , José Antonio Salinas Sanz  2 , Carles Saus Sarrias  3 , Ana Martín-Santiago  1
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Exserohilum rostratum, a rare cause of opportunistic skin infection in children: Case report and review of the literature

Inés Gracia-Darder et al. Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Exserohilum species are environmental molds that may rarely cause skin and nasal infections, especially in immunocompromised children. We present a 3-year-old girl with acute leukemia who presented with a skin infection caused by Exserohilum rostratum. Previously published cases of skin infections by Exserohilum spp. in children are reviewed.

Keywords: Exserohilum rostratum; Cutaneous fungal infection; Immunocompromised; Infection-fungal; Phaeohyphomycosis.

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