Sub-cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora devriesii in a United Kingdom resident

S. J. Howard; S. L. Walker; S. M. Andrew; A. M. Borman; E. M. Johnson; D. W. Denning

doi:10.1080/13693780600575627

Sub-cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora devriesii in a United Kingdom resident

S. J. Howard, S. L. Walker, S. M. Andrew, A. M. Borman, E. M. Johnson, D. W. Denning

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Abstract

An 83-year-old diabetic man receiving corticosteroids developed a forearm lesion. Histology confirmed the presence of a dematiaceous fungus, with associated granulomatous inflammation. Culture of a biopsy yielded fungal colonies with branching chains of single-celled, melanised, dry, sympodial conidia, which were identified as Cladophialophora devriesii on the basis of morphology and rDNA gene sequencing. To date, C. devriesii has been a relatively rare cause of human disease. To our knowledge, this is only the second case to be described, and the first report of infection in a UK resident.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	553-556
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Mycology
Volume	44
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13693780600575627
Publication status	Published - Sept 2006

Keywords

Cladophialophora devriesii
Cutaneous
Fungus
Infection

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Sub-cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora devriesii in a United Kingdom resident

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