Cutaneous Scedosporium apiospermum infection in an immunocompromised patient

摘要

Scedosporium apiospermum infection occurred in the left forearm of a patient who was taking oral prednisolone for pul- monary fibrosis. The infection appeared to follow a scratch from a blackcurrant bush. This is the first reported case in the United Kingdom of a cutaneous infection From Scedosporium apiospermum in an Immunocompromised patient.