Abstract
A 50-year-old man with hepatitis C virus infection and liver cirrhosis, who was awaiting transplantation, was admitted to the Transplant Surgery Service for treatment of a pleural effusion and an elevated ammonia level. Skin examination showed violaceous, firm nodules on the right thigh, which had been present for eight months. A fungal culture showed Trichophyton rubrum. The patient was started on itraconazole with improvement in the eruption.
MeSH terms
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Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
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Crohn Disease / complications
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Hair Follicle / pathology
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Hepatitis C, Chronic / complications
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Humans
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Hyperammonemia / etiology
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Hypertension, Portal / complications
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Itraconazole / therapeutic use
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Liver Cirrhosis / complications
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
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Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
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Opportunistic Infections / pathology
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Pleural Effusion / etiology
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Portal Vein
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Thrombosis / complications
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Tinea / drug therapy
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Tinea / microbiology*
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Tinea / pathology
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Trichophyton / isolation & purification*
Substances
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Antifungal Agents
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Itraconazole