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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 6.
Published in final edited form as: Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2015 Dec 28;30(1):277–296. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.10.001

Table 5.

Cutaneous presentations of invasive fungal infections in solid organ transplant recipients

IFI Cause Cutaneous Presentations
Aspergillosis Erythematous papules and plaques
Necrotic or hemorrhagic eschar
Cellulitis
Pustules and subcutaneous abscesses
Nodules
Ulcers
Hemorrhagic bullae
Cryptococcosis Abscesses
Pustules
Papules
Plaques
Purpura
Ulcers
Cellulitis
Sinus tracts
Mucormycosis Necrotic eschar with surrounding erythema
Cellulitis with necrosis
Erythematous macules, nodules, or plaques
Phaeohyphomycosis Nodules
Cysts
Cellulitis
Plaques
Eschars
Ulcerations

Adapted from Virgili A, Zampino MR, Mantovani L. Fungal skin infections in organ transplant recipients. Am J Clin Dermatol 2002;3:19–35, with permission; and Lima AM, Rocha SP, Reis Filho EG, et al. Study of dermatoses in kidney transplant patients. An Bras Dermatol 2013;88:361–7.