Phaeohyphomycosis in Korea.
Phaeohyphomycosis is a mycotic disease caused by dematiaceous fungi that produce brown yeast-like cells, pseudohyphae, and irregular true hyphae in tissues. Seven Korean cases of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis have been reported to date, four males and three females, ranging in age from 9-84 years (mean 50.4 years). Causative organisms of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis were 3 of Exophiala jeanselmei, 2 of E. dermatitidis, 1 of Drechslera dematioidea and 1 of Phoma sp. Four cases of abscess and 3 cases of verrucous plaque were present as skin lesions, and were all exposed areas of the body. Patients were treated with itraconazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole or amphotericin B.
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Moo Kyu
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Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dongguk University, Kyongju 780-350, Korea.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005093:Exophiala / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D025301:Hyphae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000382:microbiology
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D015725:Fluconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole