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Arch Dermatol. 2000;136:412-414.

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ASPERGILLOSIS CAN present as either an invasive or cutaneous infection. In the first instance, 1 or multiple organs are invaded, and hemorrhagic infarcts are very likely to develop. This occurs particularly when the patient is profoundly neutropenic due to underlying disease or therapy. In the latter instance, aspergillosis is apparent in the skin and can present (1) as primary cutaneous aspergillosis (PCA) derived from direct external inoculation through contact with objects such as armboards, external catheter sites, or surgical or other traumas; or (2) as secondary cutaneous aspergillosis caused by dissemination of the invasive disease to the skin.

While most of the cases of cutaneous aspergillosis have been reported in neutropenic cancer patients, it has also emerged as a significant infection among a variety of immunocompromised patients, including neonates, patients with organ transplants or chronic granulomatous disease, those with autoimmune diseases who receive corticosteroids, and patients with burn wounds. In . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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