Subcutaneous Fusarium foot abscess in a renal transplant patient

Fusarium species are ubiquitous plant and grain phytopathogens that rarely cause opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. While dissemi nated Fusarium infections are almost always fatal, localized infections may be responsive to a combination of systemic antibiotic therapy and surgical debridement. We present a diabetic renal transplant patient who developed a foot abscess due to Fusarium solani. Infection persisted despite aggressi ve surgical debridement and a 3-month course of intravenous liposomal ampho tericin B.