Subcutaneous phaeohypomycosis caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum in the foot of an immunosuppressed host.
The authors present a case report of a subcutaneous phaeohypomycosis of the foot in an immuno-suppressed patient. The lesion was caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum, a dematiaceous fungus, which has only been reported to cause three previous similar lesions. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of this fungus causing a deep-seated mycoses in the United States. A review of the literature concerning this organism is also presented.
Rockett
M S
MS
University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics, Section of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine, Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Service, USA.
Gentile
S C
SC
Zygmunt
K H
KH
Gudas
C J
CJ
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy
D000935:Antifungal Agents