Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Paraconiothyrium cyclothyrioides.
Paraconiothyrium cyclothyrioides is a recently described coelomycetous fungal species. We present a case in a renal transplant patient with chronic skin lesions of the lower extremities caused by P. cyclothyrioides. Treatment with posaconazole led to complete resolution of the lesions. P. cyclothyrioides should be considered an opportunistic human pathogen in immunocompromised patients.
Center for Clinical Studies, Houston, Texas, USA.
Rachel A
RA
Gordon
Deanna A
DA
Sutton
Elizabeth H
EH
Thompson
Vandana
V
Shrikanth
Gerard J M
GJ
Verkley
J Benjamin
JB
Stielow
Rana
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Mays
Deanna
D
Oleske
L Katie
LK
Morrison
Whitney J
WJ
Lapolla
Sarah
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Galfione
Stephen
S
Tyring
Christina A
CA
Samathanam
Jianmin
J
Fu
Brian L
BL
Wickes
Victor
V
Mulanovich
Audrey
A
Wanger
Cesar A
CA
Arias
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D060446:Phaeohyphomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014180:Transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal; D014230:Triazoles; C101425:posaconazole