Phaeomycotic cyst. A case with a lesion containing a wooden splinter.
A case of phaeomycotic cyst caused by Exophiala jeanselmei is presented. The patient was a 45-year-old woman and a carpenter's wife. The lesion that developed on her right thigh was removed surgically. Examination of the specimen disclosed a wooden splinter in the cavity of the excised cyst. It seemed likely that the causal agent had entered into the skin of the patient on the wooden splinter.
D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013848:Thigh; D014934:Wood