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Case for diagnosis* * Work performed at the Dermatology Service, of North Paraná Regional University, Londrina State University (HURNP-UEL) - Londrina, PR, Brazil

Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is an infection caused by dematiaceous fungi which mainly affects immunosuppressed patients. We report a case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis on the back of the left hand in a kidney transplant patient who had been taking prednisone, tacrolimus, and azathioprine daily for 3 years.

Dermatomycoses; Immunosuppression; Kidney transplant; Mycoses


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