A Case of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Associated with Leprosy

Title:A Case of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Associated with Leprosy

Volume: 17 Issue: 3

Author(s): Márcia M. R. Teixeira, Claudia B. Assunção, Sandra Lyon, Renata R. Gomes, Hyllo B.M. Junior, Fabiana Rocha-Silva, Sônia M. de Figueiredo, Amanda Sanchez Machado, Elen R.R. Teixeira, Adriana S. Carneiro, Rogério J.M.B. Júnior, Vânia A. Vicente and Rachel B. Caligiorne*

Affiliation:

• Núcleo de Pós- Graduação e Pesquisa da Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte, MG,Brazil

Keywords: Dermatomycoses, leprosy, phaeohyphomycosis, Exophiala dermatitidis, mycological, DNA.

Abstract: Background: Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is an infection caused by melanized fungi and is increasingly reported among immunosuppressive patients. The most commonly cited etiologic agent is Exophiala jeanselmei, followed by Alternaria spp. We present a case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a 48-yearold woman, with a history of lepromatous leprosy, using corticosteroid in immunosuppressive doses due to a type 2 repetitive reaction leprosy outbreak.

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Teixeira M. R. Márcia , Assunção B. Claudia, Lyon Sandra , Gomes R. Renata , Junior B.M. Hyllo , Rocha-Silva Fabiana, de Figueiredo M. Sônia, Machado Sanchez Amanda , Teixeira R.R. Elen , Carneiro S. Adriana, Júnior J.M.B. Rogério, Vicente A. Vânia and Caligiorne B. Rachel *, A Case of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Associated with Leprosy, Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets 2017; 17 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526517666170530124905