Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Exophiala salmonis
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Exophiala salmonis
We report a case of subcutaneous infection in a 55-yr-old Korean diabetic patient who presented with a cystic mass of the ankle. Black fungal colonies were observed after culturing on blood and Sabouraud dextrose agar. On microscopic observation, septated ellipsoidal or cylindrical conidia accumulating on an annellide were visualized after staining with lactophenol cotton blue. The organism was...
متن کاملSubcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala jeanselmei.
Exophiala jeanselmei, a saprobe in the environment, is an opportunistic pathogen. We present a rare case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by E jeanselmei in a man aged 66 years with a 3-month history of a tender swelling on the dorsal area of the left middle finger. Purulent fluid was aspirated from the area, and the culture yielded black colonies composed of conidiophores, phialides, a...
متن کاملSubcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis on the scrotum caused by Exophiala jeanselmei: case report.
Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is a disease caused by dematiaceous fungi that develops mainly in immunocompromised patients. Lesions are generally located on the lower limbs. The present report describes a case of phaeohyphomycosis in an immunocompetent patient in whom a subcutaneous abscess was located in an unusual site, on the left hemiscrotum. The abscess was treated successfully with oral ...
متن کاملDisseminated subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala oligosperma in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis.
Takanobu Kan'", Shun$uke Takahagi'", Akiko Kamegashira', Hiroshi Ooiwa^ Takashi YaguchP and Michihiro Hide'* 'Department of Dermatology, Programs for Biomédical Researcii, Division of Molecular Medicai Science, Graduate School of Biomédical Sciences, -Department of Clinicai Immitnoiogy and Rlieumatology, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, and ^Medical Mycology Re...
متن کاملPhaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala species in immunocompromised hosts.
Exophiala species are rarely implicated in clinical diseases. In the past 2 years, we have treated phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala species in three immunocompromised patients. Two of these patients presented with subcutaneous abscess or cutaneous verrucous lesions due to Exophiala jeanselmei. The former, an 81-year-old woman, had pulmonary tuberculosis and the latter, a 62-year-old man, h...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Laboratory Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2234-3806,2234-3814
DOI: 10.3343/alm.2012.32.6.438