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2015•American Journal of Infectious DiseasesOpen access

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

A Levy, Sameer ur Rehman, Deanna A. Sutton, Katy Burris, David A. Hirschwerk, Sheng Chen, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Hongxin Fan, Jonathan R. Lindner, Madhu C. Bhaskaran, Nicole M Ali, Horacio L. Rodriguez Rilo, Ernesto P. Molmenti

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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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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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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.

Key concepts: Phaeohyphomycosis, Posaconazole, Hypha, Renal transplant, Pathology, Medicine, Biopsy, Transplantation

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