Phialophora americana infection in a patient with a compound heterozygous CARD9 mutation [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesPhaeohyphomycosis caused by Phialophora americana is relatively rare in clinical practice. Deficiency in the human caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 9 (CARD9) is associated with infections caused by Phialophora americana.
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First case of subcutaneous cystic phaeohyphomycosis due to Phialophora chinensis in a kidney transplant recipient in Martinique [PDF]
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 +5 more
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Pathogenic characterization of Phialophora submersa, a new black yeast isolated from freshwater sediments in Spain [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyPhialophora submersa is a recently described black yeast species (Chaetothyriales), isolated from freshwater sediments in Catalonia (Spain). It is closely related to P. americana and P.
Ana Fernández-Bravo +6 more
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The power of GM-CSF: immune regulation in the defense against Phialophora verrucosa infection [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyBackgroundPhialophora verrucosa, a dematiaceous fungus, causes serious infections such as phaeohyphomycosis. These infections can severely impair patient quality of life and may be life-threatening.
Qi Dong +7 more
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Chromoblastomycosis Caused by Phialophora—Proven Cases from Mexico
Journal of Fungi, 2021 Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic severely mutilating disease caused by fungi of the order Chaetothyriales. Classically, Phialophora verrucosa has been listed among these etiologic agents.
Sarah A. Ahmed +7 more
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Phialophora chinensis fungal keratitis: An initial case report and species identification
American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, 2023 Purpose: To report the initial case of microbial keratitis caused by Phialophora chinensis, a rare cause of fungal keratitis. Observations: A 66-year-old gentleman with a complex right eye (OD) ocular history including herpes simplex virus infectious ...
Briana Ply +6 more
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CARD9 deficiency predisposing chromoblastomycosis: A case report and comparative transcriptome study
Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 CARD9 mutations are known to predispose patients to phaeohyphomycosis caused by different dematiaceous fungal species. In this study, we report for the first time a patient of chromoblastomycosis caused by Phialophora expanda, who harbored CARD9 mutation.
Chen Huang +35 more
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Phialophora corneal ulcer [PDF]
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology, 1995 Abstract Background: A corneal fungal ulcer, which appeared to be quite superficial clinically, was found by histologic examination to unexpectedly involve the full thickness of the cornea. Methods: A patient with an apparent superficial corneal fungal ulcer due to Phialophora species was resistant to topical and intravenous antifungal therapy. Results:
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018 Background We report a rare case of Phialophora verrucosa fungal keratitis, which required various types of treatment according to the intractable natural history of the disease.
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Auricular chromoblastomycosis: case report Cromoblastomicose auricular: relato de um caso
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1994 It is presented a case of auricular chromoblastomycosis mimicking an eczematous lesion. The authors refer the rarity of this localization. All reported cases of auricular chromoblastomycosis have been caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi but in the present case ...
Achiléa Lisboa Bittencourt +2 more
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