Phaeohyphomycosis in renal transplantation: report of two cases

• Main Authors: Walmar Roncalli Pereira de Oliveira (Author), Maria Fernanda Longo Borsato (Author), Maria Luiza Ducati Dabronzo (Author), Cyro Festa Neto (Author), Larissa Aragão Rocha (Author), Ricardo Spina Nunes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Phaeohyphomycosis is an infection caused by a filamentous fungus that contains pigment melanin in its cell wall. We report two cases caused by Exophiala sp. emphasizing the clinical variability of the disease, as well as diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties of this opportunistic infectio...