Mixed cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a cocaine user.
The dematiaceous fungi rarely cause serious disease in humans. We report a case of mixed cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by two dematiaceous fungi, Exserohilum rostratum and Curvularia species, and review the microbiological characteristics and clinical significance of these organisms.
Lavoie
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Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298.
Espinel-Ingroff
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Kerkering
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D000328:Adult; D003042:Cocaine; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications
D003042:Cocaine