Valenstein P, Schell W A
Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1986 Aug;110(8):751-4.
Fusarium species are saprophytic fungi that may colonize human skin and nails and may rarely cause invasive infections in traumatized tissue and in debilitated and immunocompromised patients. We report herein a case of invasive intranasal Fusarium oxysporum infection in a diabetic patient. This unusual presentation potentially can be confused with early rhinocerebral zygomycosis clinically and histologically. Distinguishing morphologic features and the possible role of diabetes in promoting this infection are discussed.
镰刀菌属是腐生真菌，可寄生于人体皮肤和指甲，在创伤组织以及身体虚弱和免疫功能低下的患者中很少引起侵袭性感染。我们在此报告一例糖尿病患者发生的鼻内侵袭性尖孢镰刀菌感染。这种不寻常的表现临床上和组织学上可能会与早期鼻脑接合菌病相混淆。文中讨论了其鉴别形态学特征以及糖尿病在促发这种感染中可能发挥的作用。
