title: Ecthyma-like phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladosporium cladosporioides.
abstract: A case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladosporium cladosporioides in a 50-year-old housewife is described. The clinical presentation was an ecthyma-like crusted lesion on the back of her left hand. Scanning electron microscopy of the culture showed the conidiophores and the limoniform or ellipsoidal conidia, with a slightly verrucous surface. The lesion was removed surgically, with no relapses after 6-month follow up.
authors.forename: Rodrigo Pereira
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Duquia
authors.forename: Hiram Larangeira
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: Gerson
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vettorato
authors.forename: Nara Moreira
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Luis Antonio Suita
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: de Castro
mesh_terms: D002963:Cladosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004473:Ecthyma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016896:Treatment Outcome