[Scedosporium apiospermum infection in a patient with myelomonocytic leukemia presenting as lympho-cutaneous sporotrichosis].

: 63 year old patient is presented with myelo-monocytic leukemia, in whom subcutaneous nodules developed at the lower limb, spreading along the lymph vessels, and partly ulcerating. By mycologic investigation Scedosporium apiospermum was disclosed. Attention is drawn to human infections brought about by opportunistic Scedosporium species.