Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Exophiala jeanselmei in an immunosuppressed patient: case report.
A case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Exophiala jeanselmei, probably the first reported in New Zealand, is presented. This infection initially presented as two asymptomatic swellings overlying the left wrist of a 70 year old farmer with chronic respiratory and cardiovascular disease. A two month course of ketoconazole therapy proved ineffective and the patient subsequently died from his underlying medical condition.
Allred
B J
BJ
Microbiology Department, Medical Laboratory, Wellington.
D000368:Aged; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005093:Exophiala / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D014953:Wrist