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Cutaneous infection by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.riam.2018.10.003

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Background: Phaeoacremonium parasiticum is considered a rare infectious agent that is part of a heterogeneous group of fungi causing phaeohyphomycosis. This organism is capable of producing subcutaneous infections, eumycetomas, osteomyelitis, arthritis, myositis and also disseminated diseases, such as fungemia and endocarditis. Case report: We describe a case of cutaneous infection by P. parasiticum in a kidney transplant patient. The identification of this microorganism was performed by microbiological and histopathological studies and confirmed with the sequence of the gene encoding β-tubulin and a real time panfungal PCR targeting 18S ribosomal RNA gene. The microorganism was correctly identified by phenotypic and molecular methods. The patient was treated with oral antifungal therapy and a debulking surgery and evolved without any complication. Conclusions: The diagnosis of this infection is difficult and usually affects kidney transplant patients, but the reasons of this association are still unknown.

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Miositis, Infeccions

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Myositis, Infections

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FERNÁNDEZ PITTOL, Mariana José, et al. Cutaneous infection by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum. Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia. 2019. ISSN 1130-1406. [consulted: 19 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/135501

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