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Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladophialophora bantiana in an immunocompetent patient
Author(s) -
Neoh C. Y.,
Tan S. H.,
Perera P.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2007.02461.x
Subject(s) - phaeohyphomycosis , itraconazole , medicine , lesion , chromoblastomycosis , dermatology , pathology , antifungal
Summary We report the case of a 56‐year‐old Chinese woman with phaeohyphomycosis. She presented with a 4‐year history of a recurring erythematous plague initially diagnosed as chromoblastomycosis on histopathological examination. Surgical excision was performed when the lesion recurred despite intial treatment response to itraconazole. Tissue cultures of the surgical specimen grew Cladophialophora bantiana . Treatment with terbinaffine post surgery was instituted with no recurrence of the lesion to date. Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladophialophora bantiana is rare and this case highlights the clinical presentation, laboratory findings and treatment of this infection.