Recurrent phaeohyphomycosis: a case report.
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Phaeohyphomycoses are rare, opportunistic, fungal infections which are usually seen in immunocompromised individuals. We are reporting a case of a 40-year-old man with recurrent cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis, who did not have any clinical evidence of immunodeficiency, who presented with signs which resembled a malignancy of the skin.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR
دوره 7 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013