First description of a local Coprinopsis cinerea skin and soft tissue infection

Abstract

Coprinopsis cinerea is an environmental fungus which can cause disseminated infections in immunocompromised patients, often leading to death. Here we report the case of a paediatric patient with an invasive wound infection due to C. cinerea, which was successfully treated with surgical debridement and oral posaconazole. Keywords: Coprinopsis, hormographiella, immunosuppression, posaconazole, skin, wound infection