First report of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Ochroconis tshawytschae in an immunocompetent patient

TY - JOUR

T1 - First report of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Ochroconis tshawytschae in an immunocompetent patient

AU - Ge, Y.P.

AU - Lv, G.X.

AU - Shen, Y.N.

AU - Li, M.

AU - Deng, S.W.

AU - de Hoog, S.

AU - Samerpitak, K.

AU - Liu, W.D.

N1 - Reporting year: 2012

PY - 2012

Y1 - 2012

N2 - We report the first case and clinical course of a case of human subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Ochroconis tshawytschae, a rare fish pathogen. The diagnosis was based upon histopathological and mycological examinations of clinical samples. Identification of the etiologic agent was assessed on its phenotypic characteristics and subsequently, confirmed by molecular data. In vitro antifungal susceptibility of the isolate was investigated and a comparison was prepared of all of its features to those of its two most relevant related species, O. gallopava and O. humicola.

AB - We report the first case and clinical course of a case of human subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Ochroconis tshawytschae, a rare fish pathogen. The diagnosis was based upon histopathological and mycological examinations of clinical samples. Identification of the etiologic agent was assessed on its phenotypic characteristics and subsequently, confirmed by molecular data. In vitro antifungal susceptibility of the isolate was investigated and a comparison was prepared of all of its features to those of its two most relevant related species, O. gallopava and O. humicola.

U2 - 10.3109/13693786.2011.653834

DO - 10.3109/13693786.2011.653834

M3 - Article

SN - 1369-3786

VL - 50

SP - 637

EP - 640

JO - Medical Mycology

JF - Medical Mycology

IS - 6

ER -