Alternaria infection in a patient receiving chemotherapy for lymphoma

Acta Haematol. 1990;84(2):98-100. doi: 10.1159/000205037.

Abstract

A 60-year-old man receiving chemotherapy for an intermediate-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma developed multiple papuloerythematous cutaneous lesions. Alternaria alternata was cultured from the lesions, and hyphae were seen in biopsy specimens. This is an unusual infection, without a well-established treatment, in patients with lymphoma. The use of amphotericin B resulted in cure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alternaria / isolation & purification*
  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Dermatomycoses / complications*
  • Dermatomycoses / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / drug therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Opportunistic Infections / microbiology

Substances

  • Amphotericin B