Hospital-acquired phaeohyphomycosis due to Exserohilum rostratum in a child with leukemia

Abstract

The present study describes a case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exserohilum rostratum in a child undergoing treatment for leukemia. The infection was possibly due to contaminated intravenous dressings and was successfully treated with surgical excision combined with liposomal amphotericin B. Consequently, new infection control policies have been implemented at CHU Sainte-Justine (Montreal, Quebec). ©2007 Pulsus Group Inc. All rights reserved.