China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (5): 276-280.

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Terbinafine combined with 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy in the treatment of cutaneous Paecilomyces lilacinus infection: a case report

WANG Xin1, ZHANG Wei2, SHEN Yongnian2, LYU Guixia2, MEI Huan2, JIANG Juan2.   

  1. 1. Department of Dermatology, Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital,Qingdao University，Qingdao 266011,China; 
    2. Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing 210042, China
  • Online:2017-05-15 Published:2018-12-19
  • Contact: JIANG Juan, E-mail: drjjiang@vip.163.com

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Abstract: A 46 year-old woman presented with a pruritic erythema on the right upper arm for more than a year. The diagnosis of Paecilomyces lilacinus infection was made according to clinical manifestations, culture of the fungus, histological features of the lesions and molecular technique. The patient was sensitive to terbinafine and then treated with terbinafine combined with 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) and the efficacy was good. 

Key words: paecilomyces lilacinus, cutaneous infection, terbinafine, ALA-PDT