Subcutaneous infection caused by Corynespora cassiicola, a plant pathogen.
We describe a 69-year-old female farmer with diabetes mellitus who developed subcutaneous infection due to a plant pathogen, Corynespora cassiicola. The organism was identified based on characteristic morphotypes and confirmed by sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. The patient was treated successfully with amphotericin B therapy.
Huang
Hong-Kai
HK
Liu
Chun-Eng
CE
Liou
Jia-Hung
JH
Hsiue
Han-Chung
HC
Hsiao
Cheng-Hsiang
CH
Hsueh
Po-Ren
PR
D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer; D000666:Amphotericin B