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Disseminated phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cyphellophora ludoviensis : A novel case report from Iran
Author(s) -
Layegh Pouran,
Tayyebi Meibodi Naser,
Razmyar Mohammad,
TaghizadehArmaki Mojtaba,
Zarrinfar Hossein
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.13262
Subject(s) - phaeohyphomycosis , voriconazole , medicine , internal transcribed spacer , etiology , pathology , dermatology , antifungal , biology , ribosomal rna , biochemistry , gene
Disseminated phaeohyphomycosis is a rare and unusual infection that can be caused by dematiaceous fungi. Cyphellophora is an uncommon aetiological agent of cutaneous and systemic fungal infections. This study describes a case of disseminated phaeohyphomycosis caused by C. ludoviensis in Iran. The molecular identification of the isolates was established by DNA sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of rDNA. The patient was successfully treated with an 8‐month course of systemic voriconazole.