Open AccessAn unusual finding in a subcutaneous cyst: A case of phaeohyphomycotic cyst
Author(s) -
Prema C Saldanha,
Vidya Pai
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archives of medicine and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6085
pISSN - 2321-4848
DOI - 10.4103/2321-4848.144338
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , cyst , histopathological examination , phaeohyphomycosis , lesion , pathology , dermatology
Phaeohyphomycosis is a mycotic infection, which can be caused by different fungal organisms commonly presenting as cutaneous and subcutaneous cysts. The diagnosis can only be made by histopathological examination, and the entity should be considered in the clinical differential diagnosis of every cystic lesion of the skin