Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Coniothyrium.
A 49-year-old immunosuppressed heart transplant recipient developed a superficial and subcutaneous granulomatous infection caused by Coniothyrium. The patient responded to a combination of surgical excision and antifungal agents. We review phaeohyphomycotic infections including this second report of a Coniothyrium infection.
Siu
Kimberly
K
John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA.
Izumi
Allan K
AK
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi
D000935:Antifungal Agents