Therapeutic Use of Posaconazole for Cutaneous Purpureocillium lilacinum Infection Refractory to Itraconazole

Q4 Medicine Journal of Mycology and Infection Pub Date : 2023-09-30 DOI:10.17966/jmi.2023.28.3.79

Jin Ho Kim, Y. Bang, Jae Bok Jun, Weon Ju Lee

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Purpureocillium lilacinum is a saprophytic fungus with a ubiquitous environmental distribution. Unfortunately, no standard treatment has yet been established for cutaneous P. lilacinum infections. Based on the in vitro antifungal susceptibility test, posaconazole has been considered an effective treatment option. We herein present a case involving a 72-year-old woman who visited our clinic due to a peripherally spreading, well-demarcated, asymptomatic, scaly, and erythematous patch on her forehead that had persisted for 4 months. She had been diagnosed with cutaneous P. lilacinum infection and had been treated with itraconazole (200 mg/day). However, the lesion recurred in the same area. Histopathological findings revealed suppurative granulomatous dermatitis with fungal elements. Fungal culture confirmed P. lilacinum regrowth. Posaconazole was selected to treat the recurrence of P. lilacinum infection. After 10 weeks of treatment, the lesion decreased dramatically without any adverse drug events. We recommend posaconazole as a treatment option for P. lilacinum infection refractory to itraconazole.

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期刊介绍： The Journal of mycology and infection (Acronym: JMI, Abbreviation: J Mycol Infect) aims to publish articles of exceptional interests in the field of medical mycology. The journal originally was launched in 1996 as the Korean Journal of Medical Mycology and has reformed into the current state beginning on March of 2018. The contents of the journal should elucidate important microbiological fundamentals and provide qualitative insights to respective clinical aspects. JMI underlines the submission of novel findings and studies in clinical mycology that are enriched by analyses achieved through investigative methods. The journal should be of general interests to the scientific communities at large and should provide medical societies with advanced breadth and depth of mycological expertise. In addition, the journal supplements infectious diseases in adjunct to the field of mycology to address a well-rounded understanding of infectious disorders. The Journal of mycology and infection, which is issued quarterly, in March, June, September and December each year, published in English. The scope of the Journal of mycology and infection includes invited reviews, original articles, case reports, letter to the editor, and images in mycology. The journal is compliant to peer-review/open access and all articles undergo rigorous reviewing processes by our internationally acknowledged team of editorial boards. The articles directed to publication should encompass in-depth materials that employ scholastic values of mycology and various infectious diseases. Articles responding to critical methodology and outcomes which have potential to enhance better understanding of mycology and infectious diseases are also suitable for publication.