Alternaria Osteomyelitis
Authors: JAVIER GARAU
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1977)

Letters1 June 1977Alternaria OsteomyelitisJAVIER GARAU, M.D., RICHARD D. DIAMOND, M.D., LAWRENCE B. LAGROTTERIA, D.D.S., SHERWIN A. KABINS, M.D., F.A.C.P.JAVIER GARAU, M.D., RICHARD D. DIAMOND, M.D., LAWRENCE B. LAGROTTERIA, D.D.S., SHERWIN A. KABINS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-86-6-747 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSpecies of Alternaria are ubiquitous airborne and soil fungi that are frequent laboratory contaminants and often isolated from normal skin. The spores are allergenic to man. Hitherto, human infections appeared limited to the skin andnails (1-3). We report a case of Alternaria maxillary osteomyelitis in a young, otherwise healthy woman.A 23-year-old woman experienced intermittent bilateral nasal obstruction for 2 years. One year later, she had increased difficulty in breathing through the left nostril associated with sneezing and a nasal discharge. She had moderate improvement after a submucous resection for "nasal mucosal polypoid hyperplasia." Chronic nasal irritation and partial...References1. HIGASHI N and ASADA Y: Cutaneous alternariosis with mixed infection of Candida albicans. Arch Dermatol 108:558-560, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. PEDERSON N, MÅRDH P, and HALLBERG T: Cutaneous alternariosis. Br J Dermatol 94:201-209, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. FARMER S and KOMOROWSKI R: Cutaenous microabscess formation from Alternaria alternata. Am J Clin Pathol 66:565-569, 1976 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. OHASHI Y: On a rare disease due to Alternaria tenuis nees (alternariasis). Tohoku J Exp Med 72:78-82, 1960 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. PEPYS J: Hypersensitivity Diseases of the Lung due to Fungi and Organic Dusts. Basel, S. Karger, 1969, p. 86 Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: JAVIER GARAU, M.D.; RICHARD D. DIAMOND, M.D.; LAWRENCE B. LAGROTTERIA, D.D.S.; SHERWIN A. 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