title: Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused By Pyrenochaeta Romeroi in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: A Case Report.
abstract: Infections are Achilles heel of kidney transplant recipients. Opportunistic fungal infections are increasingly recognized in these patients. We report a case of kidney transplant recipient with skin and soft tissue infection caused by Pyrenochaeta romeroi, a dematiaceous fungi. Infection by this organism is rare.
authors.affiliation: >From the Department of Nephrology, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Manjunath
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Tukaram
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jamale
authors.forename: Niwrutti
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hase
authors.forename: Milind
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ubale
authors.forename: Vaibhav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Keskar
authors.forename: Pradeep Kiggal
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Jagadish
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D060446:Phaeohyphomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents