[Primary cutaneous aspergillosis in an extremely low birth weight preterm infant]

Hautarzt. 2013 Sep;64(9):664-5. doi: 10.1007/s00105-013-2580-7.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A small hyperpigmented nodule 4 mm in diameter with a smaller satellite lesion was noted on the left hip 5 weeks after spontaneous birth of an otherwise unharmed 490 g female infant at 23 + 5 weeks of gestation. The mother had been treated with antibiotics for a clinically suspected amniotic infection syndrome. Aspergillus fumigatus was identified in both repeated swabs of the lesions and culture of the resected tissue. The infant received liposomal amphotericin B (3 mg/kg/day) for 8 days. No new lesions were noted thereafter. There was no evidence for a primary immunodeficiency.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amphotericin B / therapeutic use*
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
  • Aspergillosis / drug therapy*
  • Aspergillosis / microbiology
  • Aspergillus fumigatus / isolation & purification*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight*
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Leg Dermatoses / diagnosis*
  • Leg Dermatoses / drug therapy*
  • Leg Dermatoses / microbiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Amphotericin B