Surgical management of subcutaneous Colletotrichum gloeosporioides.

BMJ Case Rep

Infectious Diseases Division, Department of Medicine, Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas, USA Department of Medicine, Texas A & M Health Science Center, Bryan, Texas, USA.

Published: March 2015

A 52-year-old male patient with a history of sarcoidosis and over 10 years of chronic low-dose glucocorticoid use, cirrhosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus presented with two painful, enlarging subcutaneous nodules ultimately identified as Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Two attempts at needle aspiration of the larger nodule resulted in rapid reaccumulation. Complete surgical excision of both nodules resulted in complete resolution without the use of any concomitant antifungals. Patient had no recurrence at 2 years of follow-up.

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