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Cutaneous Scedosporium infection mimicking malignancy in a kidney transplant recipient: A case report

Iurilli, Martin
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Guarini, Luigi Bonat
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Bella, Stefano Di
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Papa, Giovanni
2026
  • journal article

Periodico
DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Abstract
Background: Cutaneous Scedosporium infection represents an extremely rare opportunistic fungal complication in solid-organ transplant recipients, often mimicking post-transplant skin malignancies due to chronic immunosuppression. Case presentation: A 75-year-old woman, kidney transplanted in 2022 for IgA nephropathy on tacrolimus, mycophenolate, and prednisone, developed progressive firm nodular lesions on the left lower limb over two months. Punch biopsy revealed granulomatous inflammation with septate hyphae on Gomori-Grocott stain; culture confirmed Scedosporium spp. CT excluded dissemination. Conclusion: Voriconazole (6 mg/kg loading dose, then 4 mg/kg maintenance dose) combined with surgical debridement, negative-pressure wound therapy, and skin grafting achieved complete healing at three months, with no recurrence at 12 months. Early biopsy is crucial to differentiate this rare entity from squamous cell carcinoma, enabling multidisciplinary success.
DOI
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2026.117347
WOS
WOS:001708530700001
Archivio
https://hdl.handle.net/11368/3135362
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-105032900831
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0732889326000970?via=ihub
Diritti
open access
license:creative commons
license uri:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
FVG url
https://arts.units.it/bitstream/11368/3135362/1/Scedosporium.pdf
Soggetti
  • Case report

  • Cutaneous infection

  • Kidney transplantatio...

  • Scedosporium

  • Voriconazole

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