Skin ulcerative lesion induced by Acremonium species

Antonio Mastroianni; Valeria Vangeli; Maria Vittoria Mauro; Francesca Greco; Roberto Manfredi; Sonia Greco

doi:10.5114/dr.2023.131390

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Case report

Skin ulcerative lesion induced by Acremonium species

Antonio Mastroianni

¹

,

Valeria Vangeli

¹

,

Maria Vittoria Mauro

²

,

Francesca Greco

²

,

Roberto Manfredi

³

,

Sonia Greco

⁴

Infectious and Tropical Diseases Unit, “Annunziata” Hub Hospital, Cosenza, Italy; Oddział Chorób Zakaźnych i Tropikalnych, Szpital „Annunziata”, Cosenza, Włochy
Microbiology and Virology Unit, “Annunziata” Hub Hospital, Cosenza, Italy; Oddział Mikrobiologii i Wirusologii, Szpital „Annunziata”, Cosenza, Włochy
Institute of Infectious Diseases, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; nstytut Chorób Zakaźnych, Uniwersytet Alma Mater Studiorum w Bolonii, Bolonia, Włochy
Infectious Diseases Unit, Annunziata Hospital, Cosenza, Italy; Oddział Chorób Zakaźnych, Szpital „Annunziata”, Cosenza, Włochy

Dermatol Rev/Przegl Dermatol 2023, 110, 574-584

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/dr.2023.131390

Online publish date: 2023/11/17

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Acremonium (Cephalosporium) species are environmentally widespread saprophytes and considered ubiquitous fungal organisms found in soil and air, but in recent years they have been described increasingly as opportunistic microorganisms in immunocompetent patients that have sustained skin injuries. In recent years, the incidence of invasive infections caused by Acremonium species (spp.) has increased probably as a result of more aggressive modern medical modalities such as chemotherapy, transplantation, intravascular central line insertion, prosthetic valves, and dialysis access grafts and more frequent and widespread use of immunosuppressive agents. An intriguing report of a large cutaneous ulcerative lesion by Acremonium spp. is discussed on the ground of the existing literature in this field. The literature search showed only three cases of ulcerative lesions of the skin due to Acremonium spp. infection. There are no standard therapy guidelines for the treatment of these infections, so we aim to summarize and discuss the currently available data on the promising results obtained with voriconazole for the treatment of these ulcerative skin infections. Clinical experience with other drugs, such as VRC is very encouraging.

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Skin ulcerative lesion induced by Acremonium species

Antonio Mastroianni 1 , Valeria Vangeli 1 , Maria Vittoria Mauro 2 , Francesca Greco 2 , Roberto Manfredi 3 , Sonia Greco 4

Acremonium species, skin ulcer, cellulitis, mycoses, fungal infection

Antonio Mastroianni

¹

,

Valeria Vangeli

¹

,

Maria Vittoria Mauro

²

,

Francesca Greco

²

,

Roberto Manfredi

³

,

Sonia Greco

⁴