A case of Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler infection of the knee

Amalia del Palacio Hernanz, J.M. CONDE-ZURITA, S. REYES PECHARROMAN, A R Noriega

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology · 1983 · 21 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

A case of Alternaria alternata (Fr.) Keissler infection of die knee in a 48‐year‐old farmer who had bilateral adrenocotical hyperplasia (Cushing's syndrome) is presented. The lesion appeared following a minor trauma sustained during the harvesting of wheat. The patient was successfully treated with intralesional infiltrations of miconazole.

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