Phaeohyphomycosis of subcutaneous tissue caused by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum.
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.
Baradkar
V P
VP
Department of Microbiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai-400 022, India. vasantbaradkar@yahoo.com
Mathur
M
M
Kumar
S
S
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*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D000666:Amphotericin B