Rm. Ricci et al., PRIMARY CUTANEOUS ASPERGILLUS-USTUS INFECTION - 2ND REPORTED CASE, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 38(5), 1998, pp. 797-798
We describe the second case of primary cutaneous Aspergillus ustus inf
ection in an immunocompromised patient. Cutaneous aspergillosis was co
nfirmed both by culture and positive fluorescent antibody staining. Fe
w species of Aspergillus are pathogenic in human beings, and fewer sti
ll cause primary cutaneous disease. The only other reported case of as
pergillosis from Aspergillus ustus occurred in an immunosuppressed pat
ient who was temporally and geographically separated from ours.