A case of cutaneous infection by Exophiala jeanselmei.
A case of cutaneous infection by Exophiala jeanselmei is reported. The patient was a 45-year-old Japanese female. Her skin eruption consisted of a group of erythematous papules on her left cheek to which corticosteroid had been topically applied for nearly 10 years. Histopathologically, a granuloma formation was noted in the dermis within which were many brown spores. The isolated fungus was identified as Exophiala jeanselmei.
Hayashi
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Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Kiryu
H
H
Suenaga
Y
Y
Asahi
M
M
D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005093:Exophiala; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged