title: Cutaneous fungal infection in a renal transplantation patient due to a rare fungus belonging to order Pleosporales.
abstract: Fungal infections are being increasingly reported from immuno-compromised as well as immuno-competent patients. Transplant patients are on long term immunosuppressive therapy which makes them highly vulnerable to opportunistic fungal infections .These infections can be cutaneous or systemic. Several fungi have been reported to be the culprits such as Candida spp., Aspergillus spp., C. neoformans, P. carinii, and zygomycetes group of fungi. Cutaneous infections are most commonly caused by Pityriasis (tinea) versicolor, dermatophytes, and candida sp but these days the demtiaceous fungi are becoming more frequently reported .Here we report a case of post renal transplant cutaneous infection caused by dematiaceous fungus belonging to the order Pleosporales.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Galipothu
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kalawat
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kishore
authors.forename: A V S S N
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Sridhar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaudhury
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014034:Toes / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents