| Literature DB >> 16966172 |
Saad J Taj-Aldeen1, Josepa Gene, Issam Al Bozom, Walter Buzina, José Francisco Cano, Josep Guarro.
Abstract
Foot infections are common and serious complications of diabetic patients. We report the case of a 68-year-old patient with a diabetic foot infection that developed into a gangrenous necrosis. Fusarium spp. was isolated on two successive occasions with no other associated microorganisms. Histopathology demonstrated invasion of the fungus into the tisssue. These findings suggested an infection rather than colonization. A detailed morphological study showed that the isolate was Fusarium acutatum, which was confirmed by rDNA sequencing. This fungus is found only in Asia and has not been previously reported as a human pathogen.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16966172 DOI： 10.1080/13693780500543246
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Mycol ISSN： 1369-3786 Impact factor: 4.076