title: Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala jeanselmei in a patient with advanced tuberculosis.
abstract: We report a case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Exophiala jeanselmei in an 84-year-old Korean farmer suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. He presented with six subcutaneous, fluctuant abscesses on the left distal forearm and wrist. Subcutaneous infections by E. jeanselmei mostly present as a solitary cyst or abscess on an extremity. The present case showed localized multiple abscesses suggesting metastatic tuberculous abscesses or other pyogenic bacterial infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D005093:Exophiala / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*