Phaeomycotic cyst--a case report.
J Indian Med Assoc
;
2005 Oct; 103(10): 555-6
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in English
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| ID: sea-102203
ABSTRACT
Phaeomycotic cyst or subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is the most common type of phaeohyphomycosis. Fonsecaea pedrosoi as the causative agent of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis was earlier reported in India. Here a case of a patient of 22-year-old farmer is presented with a soft cystic swelling on the left wrist. Direct examination of the aspirate from the swelling showed dematiaceous hyphae. Culture grew Fonsecaea pedrosoi. The patient responded to antifungal therapy.
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Main subject:
Ascomycota
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Wrist
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Humans
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Male
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Adult
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Cysts
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Subcutaneous Tissue
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Dermatomycoses
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Mitosporic Fungi
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Antifungal Agents
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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