title: Phaeohyphomycosis.
abstract: Phaeohyphomycosis, caused by heterogeneous group of phaeoid fungi causes both subcutaneous and systemic infections. The disease is more of a histopathological than a clinical entity. We present a case of phaeohyphomycosis in a 29-year-old male who presented with the complaint of painful swelling of the right eye of 1-year duration. Computed tomography (CT) scan showed an abnormal hyper dense enhancing soft tissue in the extra coronal aspect of the right orbit along the superolateral and superomedial aspect. A provisional clinical diagnosis of lymphoma or fungal infection was entertained. Histopathology revealed granulomas with numerous multinucleated giant cells and fungal hyphae within and in between the giant cells. Per-iodic acid Schiff (PAS stain) was used to confirm the presence of hyphae. Based on the clinical, CT and histopathological features, a diagnosis of Phaeohyphomycosis was given.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, SDM College of Dental Sciences, Sattur, Dharwad, India. kirankuruba@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: K Kiran
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Kaveri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hallikeri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009915:Orbit / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012835:Silver Nitrate / Q000378:metabolism; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: C051037:Fontana-Masson stain; D012835:Silver Nitrate