A phaeohyphomycosis case: A rare entity Prikaz redkega primera feohifomikoze

Kutlubay Z., Küçüktaş M., AYDIN ÜLGEN Ö., Demirkesen C., ENGİN B., Aydemir E. H., ...Daha Fazla

Zdravniski Vestnik, cilt.83, sa.11, ss.826-830, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 83 Sayı: 11
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: Zdravniski Vestnik
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.826-830
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

© 2014, Slovene Medical Society. All rights reserved.Phaeohyphomycosis is the term used to describe infections with darkly pigmented moulds appearing as septate filaments in host tissues. The disease is a histopathological rather than a clinical entity. A 79-year-old patient presented with multiple ulcerated lesions and nodules on the face. Microbiological culture identified the fungal isolate as phaeohyphomycosis. In the histopathological examination, granuloma formation with neutrophils in the center was detected due to infection. Oral daily 400 mg itraconazole was administered for 6 months. Follow-up at 12 months demonstrated no signs of infection. Clinical manifestations of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis vary significantly. Although optimal treatment options remain contraversial, this case of phaeohyphomycosis was successfully treated by itraconazole monotherapy.