Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis.
We report the case of a 13-year-old boy who presented with multiple swellings all over the body. His condition remained undiagnosed for over 3 years. Exophiala spinifera was recovered from pus drained from the swellings. We discuss the difficulties in the initial diagnosis and the ease of correct diagnosis once we had used special fungal stains.
Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005093:Exophiala / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013492:Suppuration / Q000382:microbiology
D000666:Amphotericin B