An association ofAlternaria alternataandScopulariopsis brevicaulisin cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
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An association of Alternaria alternata and Scopulariopsis brevicaulis in cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis.
Rare molds are increasingly emerging as a cause of deep and invasive fungal infections. We report here a rare case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis of the lower limbs due to Alternaria alternata associated with extra-ungual localization of Scopulariopsis brevicaulis. Diagnosis was made based on repeated, direct, microscopic mycological and histological examinations. The study revealed hyphae and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.41371