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A Case of Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Exophiala oligosperma in a Renal Transplant Patient Successfully Treated with Posaconazole

Asaph C Levy1, Sameer Rehman1, Deanna A Sutton2, Katy I Burris1, David A Hirschwerk1, Sheng Chen1, Nathan P Wiederhold2, Hongxin Fan2, Jonathan Lindner2, Madhu Bhaskaran1, Nicole M Ali1, Horacio L Rilo1 & Ernesto P Molmenti1

American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp. 15–19 · doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2015.15.19

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Abstract

Phaeohyphomycosis is an uncommon mycotic infection caused by dematiaceous fungi. We report a 53-year-old male who presented with phaeohyphomycosis on his upper extremities, 6 months after renal transplantation. Biopsy revealed pigmented moniliform hyphae and cultures grew Exophiala oligosperma. The lesions completely resolved after 3 months of treatment with posaconazole.

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Levy, A. C., Rehman, S., Sutton, D. A., Burris, K. I., Hirschwerk, D. A., Chen, S., Wiederhold, N. P., Fan, H., Lindner, J., Bhaskaran, M., Ali, N. M., Rilo, H. L. & Molmenti, E. P. (2015). A Case of Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Exophiala oligosperma in a Renal Transplant Patient Successfully Treated with Posaconazole. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 11(1), 15–19. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2015.15.19

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