Subcutaneous pseudallescheriasis in a renal transplant recipient.
This paper reports a case of a single subcutaneous nodule caused by Pseudallescheria boydii in a renal transplant recipient, possibly of nontraumatic origin. The patient was treated surgically and with itraconazole.
Lopes
J O
JO
University Hospital, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
Alves
S H
SH
Benevenga
J P
JP
Salla
A
A
Khmohan
C
C
Silva
C B
CB
D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D007717:Knee; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008271:Mycetoma / Q000382:microbiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D011541:Pseudallescheria / Q000302:isolation & purification*