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Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala jeanselmei in a patient with advanced tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Ki Wook Kim,
Kang,
Tadahiko Matsumoto
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02090.x
Subject(s) - subcutaneous abscess , phaeohyphomycosis , medicine , tuberculosis , abscess , forearm , cyst , subcutaneous tissue , pathology , dermatology , surgery
We report a case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Exophiala jeanselmei in an 84‐year‐old Korean farmer suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis. He presented with six subcutaneous, fluctuant abscesses on the left distal forearm and wrist. Subcutaneous infections by E . jeanselmei mostly present as a solitary cyst or abscess on an extremity. The present case showed localized multiple abscesses suggesting metastatic tuberculous abscesses or other pyogenic bacterial infections.