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CASE REPORT
Primary cutaneous aspergillosis due to Aspergillus tamarii in an immunocompetent host
  1. Sadhna Sharma1,
  2. Bindu Madhav Yenigalla2,
  3. Sujeet Kumar Naidu1,
  4. Premalatha Pidakala3
  1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, NRI Medical College, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India
  2. 2Department of Microbiology, NRI Medical College, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India
  3. 3Department of Pathology, NRI Medical College, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India
  1. Correspondence to Professor Sadhna Sharma, drsadhnasharma{at}hotmail.com

Summary

Primary cutaneous aspergillosis is a rare disease usually caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus terreus and Aspergillus ustus. It is usually seen in immunocompromised hosts, though some cases are also reported in immunocompetent hosts. We present a case of an immunocompetent farmer who presented with generalised nodules and plaques, mimicking erythema nodosum leprosum but turned out to be cutaneous aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus tamarii. The characteristic ascospores of Aspergillus species were found in skin lesions on fungus isolated in culture. The patient showed excellent response to antifungal therapy.

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