Chronic infection due to Fusarium oxysporum mimicking lupus vulgaris: Casereport and review of cutaneous involvement in fusariosis

A 67-year-old female presented with a 20-year-old lesion involving the righ t ear and preauricular area mimicking tuberculous lupus, Fusarium oxysporum infection was confirmed by biopsy studies and cultures. The biopsy specime n showed an unusually extensive dermal invasion with fungal hyphae, This is an uncommon clinical presentation for Fusarium infection in a healthy pati ent. When referred to us, the patient had received antifungal therapy with itraconazole without any benefit. Improvement was obtained with fluconazole therapy, The spectrum of cutaneous involvement related to Fusarium spp, in cludes toxic reactions, colonization, superficial indolent infection, deep cutaneous or subcutaneous infections and disseminated infection.