(Figure 4.35A) | | | | | | Alternaria: conidia resemble “hand grenades” in chains | | | | | |
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- Group of dematiaceous fungi: Alternaria spp., Curvularia spp., Exophiala spp., Bipolaris spp.
- Found in soil, plants, air, and organic debris
- Local inoculation can produce primary cutaneous infection or may see secondary infection of burns; dissemination only in immunocompromised patients
- Histology: fungi stain best with Fontana-Masson
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A: Alternaria spp.*
B: Fusarium spp.*
C: Penicillium spp.*
*Courtesy of Sandra Arduin,
Michigan Department of
Community Health |
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