Three rare cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis

Phaeohyphomycosis is a chronic infectious condition caused by dematiaceous fungi which usually involve the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is characterised by papulonodules, verrucous, hyperkeratotic or ulcerated plaques, cysts, abscesses, pyogranuloma, non-healing ulcer...

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Main Authors: Aditi Chhonkar, Deepti Kataria, Swagata Tambe, Chitra S. Nayak
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.191321
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author Aditi Chhonkar
Deepti Kataria
Swagata Tambe
Chitra S. Nayak
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description Phaeohyphomycosis is a chronic infectious condition caused by dematiaceous fungi which usually involve the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is characterised by papulonodules, verrucous, hyperkeratotic or ulcerated plaques, cysts, abscesses, pyogranuloma, non-healing ulcers or sinuses. In India, commonly associated genera are Exophiala, Phialophora, Cladosporium, Curvularia, Fonsecaea and Alternaria. This condition involves the presence of brown-walled hyphal structures in the dermis and epidermis. Here, we are reporting a rare case series of three patients of phaeohyphomycosis with lesions on finger and dorsum of the hand.
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spelling doaj-art-0cf7c8772aef4ce68621ec4b50254fc32025-08-20T03:54:15ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2016-05-01490227127410.4103/0970-0358.191321Three rare cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosisAditi Chhonkar0Deepti Kataria1Swagata Tambe2Chitra S. Nayak3Department of Dermatology, Topiwala National Medical College and B. Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology, Topiwala National Medical College and B. Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology, Topiwala National Medical College and B. Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaDepartment of Dermatology, Topiwala National Medical College and B. Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaPhaeohyphomycosis is a chronic infectious condition caused by dematiaceous fungi which usually involve the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is characterised by papulonodules, verrucous, hyperkeratotic or ulcerated plaques, cysts, abscesses, pyogranuloma, non-healing ulcers or sinuses. In India, commonly associated genera are Exophiala, Phialophora, Cladosporium, Curvularia, Fonsecaea and Alternaria. This condition involves the presence of brown-walled hyphal structures in the dermis and epidermis. Here, we are reporting a rare case series of three patients of phaeohyphomycosis with lesions on finger and dorsum of the hand.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.191321dematiaceous fungidorsum of handfungal infectionphaeohyphomycosis
spellingShingle Aditi Chhonkar
Deepti Kataria
Swagata Tambe
Chitra S. Nayak
Three rare cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
dematiaceous fungi
dorsum of hand
fungal infection
phaeohyphomycosis
title Three rare cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
title_full Three rare cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
title_fullStr Three rare cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
title_full_unstemmed Three rare cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
title_short Three rare cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
title_sort three rare cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
topic dematiaceous fungi
dorsum of hand
fungal infection
phaeohyphomycosis
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.191321
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