Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis. A case report.
A case of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis is reported. The patient, an immunocompetent host, presented a verrucous lesion on the first finger of the left foot. Dematiaceous septate hyphae and yeast-like elements were seen in direct and histological examination. The isolated strain was identified on the basis of micro and macromorphological aspects. Treated with electrocoagulation, the lesions healed and presented no relapse after two years follow-up.
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Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual Francisco Morato de Oliveira, Serviço de Dermatologia, São Paulo, Brasil.
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Tabuti
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Lacaz
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Sakai-Valente
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Maranhão
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Rodrigues
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D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014860:Warts / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology