Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Phaeoacremoniumrubrigenum in an Immunosuppressive Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

• Main Authors: Sadanori Furudate (Author), Shu Sasai (Author), Yukikazu Numata (Author), Taku Fujimura (Author), Setsuya Aiba (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Karger Publishers, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Phaeohyphomycosis (PHM) is a rare, deep fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by dematiaceous fungi. In this report, we describe a case of PHM caused by Phaeoacremoniumrubrigenum, which is generally known to infect woody plants. We detected the gray-blackish villi by biopsy cu...