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Fusarium solani is a filamentous ubiquitary yeast belonging to the family of Fusarium which groups several species. It is a pathogen of plants touching immunodepressed patients [1]. The prognosis is severe [2]. Known risk factors are neutropenia and trauma. Entering ways are the skin (cellulitis), nails (onychomycosis), lungs (sinuses, lungs), or eyes (keratitis) [3]. Dissemination is done by blood and induces fever in most of the cases.
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Masson, R. (2015). Fusarium solani . In: Téot, L., Meaume, S., Akita, S., Ennis, W.J., del Marmol, V. (eds) Skin Necrosis. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1241-0_30
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