Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum in a renal transplant patient

Medical Mycology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 671-676

  Marques, S A ^a   Camargo, R M P ^a   Summerbell, R C ^b   De Hoog, G S ^b   Ishioka, P ^a   Chambo Cordaro L M ^a   Marques, M E A ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b CBS KNAW FUNGAL BIODIVERSITY CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Immunosuppressive therapy; Kidney transplant; Phaeoacremonium parasiticum; Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA TUBULIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GENOMIC DNA; ITRACONAZOLE; PREDNISONE;

ACREMONIUM; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; DNA EXTRACTION; DRUG POTENTIATION; FOOT DISEASE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHAEOACREMONIUM PARASITICUM; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SILVER STAINING; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN INFECTION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; DERMATOMYCOSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN;

PHAEOACREMONIUM PARASITICUM;

EID: 33750428180     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780600895181     Document Type: Article

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