Subcutaneous infection due to Curvularia species.
A Curvularia species was isolated from a chronic ulcer on the lower limb of a 21-year-old man. The histopathological findings supported the mycological diagnosis. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was performed using a crude soluble fungal antigen. The patient's serum contained significantly more antibodies than 10 sera from control subjects (P < 0.05, t-test).
Subramanyam
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Regional Medical Research Centre, Division of Microbiology, Indian Council of Medical Research, Bhubaneswar.
Rath
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Mishra
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Chhotrai
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D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity