A case report of intramuscular abscess secondary to Epicoccum nigrum infection / Nurul Azira Mohd Shah … [et al.]
A 36-year-old man with underlying chronic lymphocytic leukemia had left arm swelling for a duration of 3 months. Clinically, the affected arm was swollen, erythematous and tender. Epicoccum nigrum was isolated from the culture of the tissue that was obtained intra-operatively. He was treated and res...
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Faculty of Medicine
2015
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| Online Access: | http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/17140/2/AJ_NURUL%20AZIRA%20MOHD%20SHAH%20JCHS%2016.pdf http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/17140/ |
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| Summary: | A 36-year-old man with underlying chronic lymphocytic leukemia had left arm swelling for a duration of 3 months. Clinically, the affected arm was swollen, erythematous and tender. Epicoccum nigrum was isolated from the culture of the tissue that was obtained intra-operatively. He was treated and responded to voriconazole therapy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of intramuscular abscess as a result of E. nigrum infection in an immunocompromised patient. |
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