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Case of Infection Detected in a Subcutaneous Abscess

Overview
Journal Med Mycol Case Rep
Publisher Elsevier
Date 2018 Aug 28
PMID 30148058
Citations 6
Authors
Makoto Kondo
Hiroyuki Goto
Keiichi Yamanaka
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Abstract

This is the case report of a infection in a subcutaneous abscess. The patient had underlying diabetes and malignant lymphoma. Scedosporium species occur widely in nature and are increasingly recognized as pathologies under specific conditions, such as in immunocompromised hosts.

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