title: Subcutaneous abscess caused by Pleurophomopsis lignicola Petr: first case.
abstract: The dematiaceous coelomycete Pleurophomopsis lignicola Petr. was isolated repeatedly in pure culture from a subcutaneous abscess of the left leg in a farmer undergoing corticosteroid therapy for asthma gravis. To our knowledge, we report the first case involving this fungus as an aetiological agent of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU, Angers, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chabasse
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Bievre
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Legrand
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Saint-Andre
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: de Gentile
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cimon
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bouchara
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005658:Fungi / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans