Subcutaneous Pheohyphomycosis Presenting as a Innocuous Pustule

Pheohyphomycosis is a rare heterogeneous group of mycotic infections caused by dematiaceous (phaeoid) fungi affecting the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and central nervous system. Herein, we report a case of 29-year-old man with innocuous pustule over the right index finger. Examination revealed a subc...

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Autores principales: Pai, Varadraj Vasant, Naveen, Kikkeri Narayanshetty, Hanumanthayya, Keloji, Dinesh, Udupi Shastry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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E-Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3657240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23716830
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.108083
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author Pai, Varadraj Vasant
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description Pheohyphomycosis is a rare heterogeneous group of mycotic infections caused by dematiaceous (phaeoid) fungi affecting the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and central nervous system. Herein, we report a case of 29-year-old man with innocuous pustule over the right index finger. Examination revealed a subcutaneous swelling with pustules over the surface. Biopsy revealed phaeoid fungi, and diagnosis of subcutaneous pheohyphomycosis was made.
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spelling pubmed-36572402013-05-28 Subcutaneous Pheohyphomycosis Presenting as a Innocuous Pustule Pai, Varadraj Vasant Naveen, Kikkeri Narayanshetty Hanumanthayya, Keloji Dinesh, Udupi Shastry Indian J Dermatol E-Case Report Pheohyphomycosis is a rare heterogeneous group of mycotic infections caused by dematiaceous (phaeoid) fungi affecting the skin, subcutaneous tissue, and central nervous system. Herein, we report a case of 29-year-old man with innocuous pustule over the right index finger. Examination revealed a subcutaneous swelling with pustules over the surface. Biopsy revealed phaeoid fungi, and diagnosis of subcutaneous pheohyphomycosis was made. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3657240/ /pubmed/23716830 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.108083 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Subcutaneous Pheohyphomycosis Presenting as a Innocuous Pustule
title_fullStr Subcutaneous Pheohyphomycosis Presenting as a Innocuous Pustule
title_full_unstemmed Subcutaneous Pheohyphomycosis Presenting as a Innocuous Pustule
title_short Subcutaneous Pheohyphomycosis Presenting as a Innocuous Pustule
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3657240/
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