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Human Dectin-1 deficiency impairs macrophage-mediated defense against phaeohyphomycosis

The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2022
Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis typically affects immunocompetent individuals following traumatic inoculation. Severe or disseminated infection can occur in CARD9 deficiency or after transplantation, but the mechanisms protecting against phaeohyphomycosis
Rebecca A. Drummond, Jigar V. Desai, Amy P. Hsu, Vasileios Oikonomou, Donald C. Vinh, Joshua A. Acklin, Michael S. Abers, Magdalena A. Walkiewicz, Sarah L. Anzick, Muthulekha Swamydas, Simon Vautier, Mukil Natarajan, Andrew J. Oler, Daisuke Yamanaka, Katrin D. Mayer-Barber, Yoichiro Iwakura, David Bianchi, Brian Driscoll, Ken Hauck, Ahnika Kline, Nicholas S.P. Viall, Christa S. Zerbe, Elise M.N. Ferré, Monica M. Schmitt, Tom DiMaggio, Stefania Pittaluga, John A. Butman, Adrian M. Zelazny, Yvonne R. Shea, Cesar A. Arias, Cameron Ashbaugh, Maryam Mahmood, Zelalem Temesgen, Alexander G. Theofiles, Masayuki Nigo, Varsha Moudgal, Karen C. Bloch, Sean G. Kelly, M. Suzanne Whitworth, Ganesh Rao, Cindy J. Whitener, Neema Mafi, Juan Gea-Banacloche, Lawrence C. Kenyon, William R. Miller, Katia Boggian, Andrea Gilbert, Matthew Sincock, Alexandra F. Freeman, John E. Bennett, Rodrigo Hasbun, Constantinos M. Mikelis, Kyung J. Kwon-Chung, Yasmine Belkaid, Gordon D. Brown, Jean K. Lim, Douglas B. Kuhns, Steven M. Holland, Michail S. Lionakis   +58 more
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A case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Biatriospora mackinnonii

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2021
Phaeohyphomycosis is a fungal infection common in immunocompromised patients such as those with hematologic malignancies, transplant recipients or under prolonged corticosteroid use.
Ana Paula Carvalho Reis, Daniel Valério Silva Moreira, Gilda Maria Barbaro Del Negro, Antonio Charlys da Costa, Gil Benard, Maria Gloria Teixeira Sousa, John Verrinder Veasey   +6 more
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First case of subcutaneous cystic phaeohyphomycosis due to Phialophora chinensis in a kidney transplant recipient in Martinique

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2023
We report a case of subcutaneous mycosis in the form of a subcutaneous cyst of the index finger, successfully treated by surgery and posaconazole in an 84-year-old female kidney transplant patient.
Clément Pruvot, Anne Laure Messagier, Dea Garcia-Hermoso, Fréderic Lebailly, Cédric Aglae, Nicole Desbois-Nogard   +5 more
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Phaeohyphomycosis: a clinical-epidemiological and diagnostic study of eighteen cases in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012
The goal of this study was to review 18 cases of phaeohyphomycosis in Rio Grande do Sul. The records of all of the patients with a diagnosis of phaeohyphomycosis between 1995-2010 were reviewed. Twelve of the 18 patients (66.6%) were male.
Cecília Bittencourt Severo, Flávio de Mattos Oliveira, Emily Ferreira Salles Pilar, Luiz Carlos Severo   +3 more
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Mixed Fungal Infection of Phaeohyphomycosis and Aspergillosis involving Right Maxillary Sinus in a Newly Diagnosed Case of Diabetes Mellitus

GAIMS Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Phaeohyphomycosis is an infection due to dematiaceous fungi which usually involve the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Phaeohyphomycosis in subcutaneous location has presentation in the form of nodules, papules ulcerated plaques, verruca-like hyperkeratotic
Nikita Modh, Shweta S. Joshi, Bhushan M. Warpe, Bhumika B. Prajapati, Riddhi Yadav   +4 more
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Cerebral pyogranulomatous encephalitis caused by in a 15-week-old domestic shorthair kitten

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2016
Case summary A case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana is described in a 15-week-old domestic shorthair kitten. Relevance and novel information Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a rare condition in cats caused by dematiaceous ...
Elise B Russell, Marcus N Gunew, Michelle M Dennis, Catriona L Halliday   +3 more
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Sticks and bones: Traumatic phaeohyphomycosis presenting as an epidural scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2019
The pigmented molds can cause soft tissue and invasive disease (phaeohyphomycosis) in immunocompetent patients. We describe a 76-year-old male patient who developed a Cladophialophora bantiatum posterior scalp abscess and cranial osteomyelitis following ...
Richard L. Oehler, Ju Hee Katzman, Natan Kraitman, Vivian Vega-Rodriguez, John F. Toney   +4 more
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Phaeohyphomycosis Masquerading As Epidermal Cyst – A Diagnostic Dilemma in Immunocompetent Hosts and Review of Literature [PDF]

Journal of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences University, 2018
Phaeohyphomycosis is caused by a rare dematiaceous, pigmented, mycelia forming fungi. It is an opportunistic fungal infection in immunocompromised hosts.
Surekha U. Arakeri, Mamatha Kariyappa, Savitri M. Nerune, Sachin S. Kapse, Divya P. Yerraguntla   +4 more
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Subcutaneous infection by Graphium basitruncatum in a heart transplant patient

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2017
Graphium basitruncatum, a synanamorph of Pseudoallescheria has been rarely reported in human infections. We report a case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by this fungus in a heart transplant recipient.
Analía L. Fernández, Patricia O. Andres, Cecilia H. Veciño, Claudia B. Nagel, María Teresa Mujica   +4 more
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Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Aureobasidium Pullulans in an immunocompetent carpenter

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2022
Phaeohyphomycosis refers to uncommon infections due to a large group of heterogeneous organisms called “dematiaceous fungi”. Here, we report a rare case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in an immunocompetent carpenter, presenting as multiple verrucous ...
Sofia Alami, Imane Sekkal, Sarra Aoufi, Mohammed Lyagoubi, Laila Benzekri, Karima Senouci   +5 more
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