Botryomyces caespitosus as an agent of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis.
The second known case of a skin infection caused by Botryomyces caespitosus is reported. This case has made it possible to describe the characteristics of this fungus in vivo and to establish it as another agent of phaeohyphomycosis.
Benoldi
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Istituto di Dermatologia, Faculta di Medicina e Chirurgia, Universita degli Studi di Parma, Italy.
Alinovi
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A
Polonelli
L
L
Conti
S
S
Gerloni
M
M
Ajello
L
L
Padhye
A A
AA
de Hoog
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GS
D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications*