title: Pyrenochaeta romeroi: a causative agent of phaeohyphomycotic cyst.
abstract: A subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst caused by Pyrenochaeta romeroi in a 47-year-old Indian female is described. The organism was isolated repeatedly from the aspirated material from the cyst. It was identified by colony and microscopic characteristics, and sequencing of internal transcribed spacer regions of the rDNA. Although the patient recovered without antifungal therapy, the isolate appeared resistant to commonly used antifungal agents. To the best of our knowledge, this is only the second report of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst caused by Pyrenochaeta romeroi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Ziauddin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Suhail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Kusum
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kapila
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Noorni V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Ramaswamy
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Preetha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alath
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Leena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chandy
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009172:Mycology / Q000379:methods; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer