Phaeohyphomycosis in El Salvador caused by Exophiala spinifera.
We identified Exophiala spinifera as the causal agent in a case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in El Salvador. Identification was based on the morphology of the fungus in tissue and the microscopic features of the culture obtained from the biopsy material. This case is the first of this type to be documented from Central America.
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology