Exserohilum rostratum, a rare cause of opportunistic skin infection in children: Case report and review of the literature

Inés Gracia-Darder; Joan Garcías-Ladaria; José Antonio Salinas Sanz; Carles Saus Sarrias; Ana Martín-Santiago

doi:10.1111/pde.14282

Exserohilum rostratum, a rare cause of opportunistic skin infection in children: Case report and review of the literature

Pediatr Dermatol. 2020 Sep;37(5):918-921. doi: 10.1111/pde.14282. Epub 2020 Jul 17.

Authors

Inés Gracia-Darder¹, Joan Garcías-Ladaria¹, José Antonio Salinas Sanz², Carles Saus Sarrias³, Ana Martín-Santiago¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
² Pediatric Oncology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
³ Department of Pathology, Son Espases University Hospital, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

PMID: 32677071
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14282

Abstract

Exserohilum species are environmental molds that may rarely cause skin and nasal infections, especially in immunocompromised children. We present a 3-year-old girl with acute leukemia who presented with a skin infection caused by Exserohilum rostratum. Previously published cases of skin infections by Exserohilum spp. in children are reviewed.

Keywords: Exserohilum rostratum; Cutaneous fungal infection; Immunocompromised; Infection-fungal; Phaeohyphomycosis.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Ascomycota
Child, Preschool
Dermatomycoses / diagnosis
Dermatomycoses / drug therapy
Female
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Mitosporic Fungi
Opportunistic Infections* / diagnosis

Supplementary concepts

Exserohilum rostratum