title: Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic abscess caused by Phialophora parasitica in a renal allograft recipient.
abstract: A 61-year-old renal transplant recipient developed a subcutaneous leg abscess caused by Phialophora parasitica. Treatment with fluconazole resulted in no improvement after 18 weeks. The abscess required excision for cure. This phaeohyphomycotic infection due to P. parasitica represents the fourth case in a renal transplant recipient described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Fincher
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Padhye
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ajello
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Steele
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010676:Phialophora / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous