title: Phaeohyphomycosis.
abstract: Mycoses caused by dematiaceous (darkly pigmented) fungi are escalating in contemporary medicine. Such fungal infections are properly termed phaeohyphomycosis and are of increasing concern to dermatologists. A high index of suspicion, knowledge of clinical and laboratory presentations, enhanced mycologic attention, and an awareness of current therapeutic modalities--surgical and chemotherapeutic--may offer optimal management strategies for patients experiencing this type of often unique mycotic infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Rinaldi
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents