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Disseminated trichosporonosis with atypical histologic findings in a patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia.

Eloise R GalliganLindsey FixSameera HusainPhilip ZachariahDarrell J YamashiroChristine T Lauren
Published in: Journal of cutaneous pathology (2018)
We report a case of disseminated Trichosporon asahii in a patient on systemic antifungal therapy who presented with multiple cutaneous nodules suggestive of fungal infection. Histologic features resembled neutrophilic eccrine hidradenitis but staining with periodic acid-Schiff and Gomori methenamine silver confirmed the clinical diagnosis. This case highlights the importance of maintaining suspicion for trichosporonosis and contextualizing histologic findings within the underlying clinical picture.
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