Subcutaneous phaeohypomycosis caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum in the foot of an immunosuppressed host.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The authors present a case report of a subcutaneous phaeohypomycosis of the foot in an immuno-suppressed patient. The lesion was caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum, a dematiaceous fungus, which has only been reported to cause three previous similar lesions. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of this fungus causing a deep-seated mycoses in the United States. A review of the literature concerning this organism is also presented.
Medical subject headings
- Dermatomycoses
- Immunocompromised Host
- Kidney Transplantation
- Mitosporic Fungi
- Opportunistic Infections
Anatomy
- foot