Report of chronic subcutaneous abscesses caused by Exophiala spinifera.
A case of phaeohyphomycosis with subcutaneous abscesses involving skin, muscle and bone was caused by Exophiala spinifera. This is the first report of E. spinifera causing bone degeneration in Recife-PE, Brazil.
Campos-Takaki
G M
GM
Departamento de Antibióticos, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Jardim
M L
ML
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005093:Exophiala / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*