title: Phaeohyphomycosis of subcutaneous tissue caused by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum.
abstract: Though Phaeoacremonium parasiticum is an unusual cause of human disease, subcutaneous infection, eumycetoma, osteomyelitis, arthritis and even disseminated diseases, such as fungemia and endocarditis have been reported. Here, we report a case of subcutaneous abscess on the forearm due to P. parasiticum in a 26-year-old woman. There were no obvious predisposing factors. The patient was treated with surgical debridement followed by intravenous amphotericin B and itraconazole to which she responded well. We report this case, being rare and the first from India.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai-400 022, India. vasantbaradkar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Baradkar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B