Pheohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala spinifera: a rare occurrence.
A 10-year-old immunocompetent boy presented with multiple, verrucous, disseminated pheohyphomycotic lesions caused by Exophiala spinifera. The patient was not responsive to combination antifungal therapy (itraconazole, terbinafine, fluconazole) and cryotherapy. As antifungal susceptibility is known to be variable for Exophiala spinifera, in vitro sensitivity testing is recommended before medical treatment. This article reviews, in brief, all cases documented so far in the English literature.
Singal
Archana
A
Departments of Dermatology and STD, Microbiology, and Pathology, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Delhi, India.
Pandhi
Deepika
D
Bhattacharya
Sambit N
SN
Das
Shukla
S
Aggarwal
Sarla
S
Mishra
Kiran
K
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005093:Exophiala / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D017211:Treatment Failure
D000935:Antifungal Agents