Abstract

COSTA, Rosane Orofino. Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis. An. Bras. Dermatol. [online]. 2010, vol.85, n.5, pp. 727-728. ISSN 0365-0596.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0365-05962010000500023.

This report shows images of a case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala jeanselmei in a patient who has undergone renal transplantation. The paper comments briefly on the disease and emphasizes the need to take this mycosis into account in the differential diagnosis of other dermatoses, including non-infectious dermatoses.

Keywords : Exophiala; Kidney transplant; Mycoses.