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Kim, Kim, and Kang: A Case of Localized Skin Infection Due to Scedosporium apiospermum in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis
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J Korean Rheum Assoc 2010;17(1):100-102.

Published online: 23 March 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4078/jkra.2010.17.1.100

A Case of Localized Skin Infection Due to Scedosporium apiospermum in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Bo Ra Kim, Young Keun Kim, Tae Young Kang

Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea

Received 14 December 200911 March 2010

Copyright © 2010 The Korean Rheumatism Association

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Fig. 1.
Discrete subcutaneous nodules and pustules over both hands. Fluctuating subcutaneous abscess with spontaneous purulent discharge were illustrated. Purulent discharge from these nodules yielded S. apiospermum in pure culture.
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Fig. 2.
(A) White to gray colonies on Sabouraud's dextrose agar. (B) Microscopic examination showed septate hyphae, branched conidophores with single conidia at the tip (lactophenol cotton blue stain, ×400).
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