Phaeohyphomycosis and onychomycosis due to Chaetomium spp., including the first report of Chaetomium brasiliense infection

Medical Mycology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 724-733

  Hubka, Vit ^a   Mencl, Karel ^b   Skorepova, Magdalena ^a   Lyskova, Pavlina ^c   Zalabska, Eva ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Pardubice Regional Hospital   (Czech Republic)

^c Zdravotniho ustavu se sidlem v Ostrave   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

antifungal agents; cancer patient; disc diffusion method; nail discoloration; otitis externa

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CISPLATIN; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; TERBINAFINE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHAETOMIUM; CHAETOMIUM BRASILIENSE; CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HEARING LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; REVIEW; SKULL BASE TUMOR; SYMPTOM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CHAETOMIUM; DNA, FUNGAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; OTITIS EXTERNA; PHAEOHYPHOMYCOSIS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CHAETOMIUM; CHAETOMIUM BRASILIENSE; CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM;

EID: 80052580048     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: 14602709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2011.572299     Document Type: Review

References (61)

1. English MP. Nails and fungi. B rit J Dermatol 1976; 9 4 : 697-701.
2. Elewski BE. Diagnostic technique for confi rming onychomycosis. J Am Acad Dermatol 1996; 35 : 6-9.
3. Ellis DH, Marley JE, Watson AB, et al . Signifi cance of nondermatophyte moulds and yeasts in onychomycosis. Dermatology 1997; 194 : 40-42. (Pubitemid 27174279)
4. Gupta AK, Cooper EA, MacDonald P, et al. Utility of inoculum counting (Walshe and English criteria) in clinical diagnosis of onychomycosis caused by nondermatophytic fi lamentous fungi. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39 : 2115-2121. (Pubitemid 32531468)
5. Shemer A, Davidovici B, Grunwald MH, et al. New criteria for the laboratory diagnosis of non-dermatophyte moulds in onychomycosis. Brit J Dermatol 2009; 160 : 37-39.
6. Gupta AK, Kohli Y. In vitro susceptibility testing of ciclopirox, terbinafi ne, ketoconazole and itraconazole against dermatophytes and nondermatophytes, and in vitro evaluation of combination antifungal activity. Brit J Dermatol 2003; 149 : 296-305. (Pubitemid 37100255)
7. Revancar SG. Phaeohyphomycosis. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2006; 20 : 609-620.
8. Cooper JR. Deep phaeohyphomycosis. In: Merz WG, Hay RJ (eds). Topley & Wilson's Microbiology & Microbial Infections, Medical Mycology, 10th edn. London: Hodder Arnold, 2005: 739-749.
9. Morej ó n KCR. A taxonomic study (mophological and molecular) of the species of the genus Chaetomium and related genera. PhD thesis, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 2003 [Spanish].
10. Arx JA, Guarro J, Figueras MJ. The ascomycete genus C haetomium .Beih Nova Hedwigia 1986 ; 84 : 1-162.
11. Li GY, Li BG, Yang T, Liu GY, Zhang GL. Secondary metabolites from the fungus Chaetomium brasiliense . Helv Chim Acta 2008; 91 : 124-129. (Pubitemid 351196089)
12. Isham CR, Tibodeau JD, Jin W, et al . Chaetocin: a promising new antimyeloma agent with in vitro and in vivo activity mediated via imposition of oxidative stress. Blood 2007; 109 : 2579-2588. (Pubitemid 46425905)
13. Hubalek Z. Keratinophilic fungi associated with free-living mammals and birds. In: Kushwaha RKS, Guarro J (eds). Biology of Dermatophytes and other Keratinophilic Fungi . Bilbao: Revista Iberoamericana de Micolog í a, 2000: 93-103.
14. Marchisio VF. Keratinophilic fungi: their role in nature and degradation of keratinic substrates. In: Kushwaha RKS, Guarro J (eds). Biology of Dermatophytes and other Keratinophilic Fungi . Bilbao: Revista Iberoamericana de Micolog í a, 2000: 86-92.
15. Rainer J, Peintner U, Pöder R. Biodiversity and concentration of airborne fungi in a hospital environment. Mycopathologia 2000; 149 : 87-97.
16. Febre N, Silva V, Medeiros EAS, et al . Contamination of peritoneal dialysis fl uid by fi lamentous fungi. Rev Iberoam Micol 1999; 16 : 238-239. (Pubitemid 30048620)
17. Hoog GS, Guaro J, Gene J, Figueras MJ. A tlas of Clinical Fungi , 2nd edn. Utrecht: Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, 2000.
18. Abbott SP, Sigler L, McAleer R, et al. Fatal cerebral mycoses caused by the ascomycete Chaetomium strumarium . J Clin Microbiol 1995; 33 : 2692-2698.
19. Aspiroz C, Gene J, Rezusta A, Charlez L, Summerbell RC. First Spanish case of onychomycosis caused by Chaetomium globosum . Med Mycol 2007; 45 : 279-282. (Pubitemid 46705846)
20. Atlas RM. H andbook of Microbiological Media , 2nd edn. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1997.
21. Kolarik M, Kubatova A, Pazoutova S, Srutka P. Morphological and molecular characterisation of Geosmithia putterillii , G. pallida comb. nov. and G. fl ava sp. nov., associated with subcorticolous insects. Mycol Res 2004; 108 : 1053-1069. (Pubitemid 39348323)
22. Untereiner WA, Debois V, Naveau FA. Molecular systematics of the ascomycete genus Farrowia (Chaetomiaceae). Can J Bot 2001 ; 79 : 321-333. (Pubitemid 32337453)
23. Sugiyama K, Sano A, Murakami M, et al . Three isolations of Chaetomium globosum from erythematous epilation of canine skin. Med Mycol 2008; 46 : 505-510.
24. Kunert J. Physiology of keratinophilic fungi. In: Kushwaha RKS, Guarro J (eds). Biology of Dermatophytes and other Keratinophilic Fungi . Bilbao: Revista Iberoamericana de Micolog í a, 2000: 77-85.
25. Tullio V, Banche G, Allizond V, et al . Non-dermatophyte moulds as skin and nail foot mycosis agents: Phoma herbarum , Chaetomium globosum and Microascus cinereus . Fungal Biol 2010; 114 : 345-349.
26. Hattori N, Adachi M, Kaneko T, et al . Case report. Onychomycosis due to Chaetomium globosum successfully treated with itraconazole. Mycoses 2000; 43 : 89-92.
27. Costa AR, Porto E, Lacaz CS, et al. Cutaneous and ungual phaeohyphomycosis caused by species of Chaetomium Kunze (1817) ex Fresenius, 1829. J Med Vet Mycol 1988; 26 : 261-268. (Pubitemid 19077309)
28. Naidu J, Singh SM, Pouranik M. Onychomycosis caused by Chaetomium globosum Kunze. Mycopathologia 1991; 113 : 31-34.
29. Yu J, Yang S, Zhao Y, Li R. A case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Chaetomium globosum and the sequences analysis of C. globosum . Med Mycol 2006; 44 : 541-545. (Pubitemid 44377561)
30. Stiller MJ, Rosenthal S, Summerbell RC. Onychomycosis of the toenail caused by Chaetomium globosum . J Am Acad Dermatol 1992; 26 : 775-776.
31. Falc ó n CS, Falc ó n MMS, Ceballos JD, et al . Onychomycosis by Chaetomium spp. Mycoses 2008; 52 : 77-79.
32. Latha R, Sasikala R, Muruganandam N, Prakash MRS. Onychomycosis due to ascomycete C haetomium globosum : a case report. Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2010; 53 : 572-573.
33. Lateur N, Andre J. Melanonychia: diagnosis and treatment. D ermatol Ther 2002; 15 : 131-141. (Pubitemid 34832668)
34. Kamalam A, Ajithadass K, Sentamilselvi G, Thambiah AS. Paronychia and black discoloration of a thumb nail caused by Curvularia lunata . Mycopathologia 1992; 118 : 83-84.
35. Hata Y, Naka W, Nishikawa T. A case of melanonychia caused by Exophiala dermatitidis . Jpn J Med Mycol 1999; 40 : 231-234.
36. Romano C, Miracco C, Difonzo EM. Skin and nail infections due to Fusarium oxysporum in Tuscany, Italy. Mycoses 1998; 41 : 433-437. (Pubitemid 29039402)
37. Gianni C, Romano C. Clinical and histological aspects of toenail onychomycosis caused by Aspergillus spp.: 34 cases treated with weekly intermittent terbinafi ne. Dermatology 2004; 209 : 104-110. (Pubitemid 39179079)
38. Gupta AK, Horga-Bell CB, Summerbell RC. Onychomycosis associated with Onychocola canadensis : ten case reports and a review of the literature. J Am Acad Dermatol 1998; 39 : 410-417. (Pubitemid 28417375)
39. Stuchlik D, Mencl K, Hubka V, Skorepova M. Fungal melanonychia caused by Onychocola canadensis : fi rst records of nail infections due to Onychocola in the Czech Republic. Czech Mycol 2011; 63 . (accepted)
40. Naidu J, Singh SM, Pouranik M. Onychomycosis caused by Scopulariopsis brumptii . Mycopathologia 1991; 113 : 159-164.
41. Al-Aidaroos A, Bin-Hussain I, Solh HE, et al. Invasive Chaetomium infection in two immunocompromised pediatric patients. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2007; 26 : 456-458. (Pubitemid 46789335)
42. Barron MA, Sutton DA, Veve R, et al . Invasive mycotic infections caused by Chaetomium perlucidum , a new agent of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41 : 5302-5307. (Pubitemid 37429966)
43. Guarro J, Soler L, Rinaldi MG. Pathogenicity and antifungal susceptibility of Chaetomium species. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1995; 14 : 613-618.
44. Teixeira ABA, Trabasso P, Moretti-Branchini ML, et al . Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Chaetomium globosum in an allogeneic bone marrow transplant recipient. Mycopathologia 2003; 156 : 309-312. (Pubitemid 37506812)
45. Otcenasek M, Tomsikova A, Pouzar Z. Filamentous fungal infections in man. Alphabetical overview of mycotic agents with data on their systematic classifi cation and on the localization of individual diseases. Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol 2000; 49 : 64-74.
46. Hoppin EC, McCoy EL, Rinaldi MG. Opportunistic mycotic infection caused by Chaetomium in a patient with acute leukemia. Cancer 1983; 53 : 555-556. (Pubitemid 13073486)
47. Almeida F, Gomes JM, Salles C. A study of a strain of C haetomium isolated from a cutaneous lesion. An Fac Med Sao Paulo Brasil 1944 ; 20 : 145-154 [in Portuguese].
48. Coussens LN, Werb Z. Infl ammation and cancer. N ature 2002; 420 : 860-867. (Pubitemid 36019639)
49. Wijeratne EMK, Turbyville TJ, Fritz A, et al . A new dihydroxanthenone from a plant-associated strain of the fungus Chaetomium globosum demonstrates anticancer activity. Bioorg Med Chem 2006; 14 : 7917-1723.
50. Muroga Y, Yamada T, Numata A, Tanaka R. Chaetomugilins I-O, new potent cytotoxic metabolites from a marine-fi sh-derived Chaetomium species. Stereochemistry and biological activities. Tetrahedron 2009; 65 : 7580-7586.
51. Kubatova A. Chaetomium in the Czech Republic and notes to three new records. Czech Mycol 2006; 58 : 155-171.
52. Kimura M, McGinnis MR. Fontana-Masson-stained tissue from cultureproven mycoses. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1998; 122 : 1107-1111.
53. Missall TA, Lodge JK, McEwen JE. Mechanisms of resistance to oxidative and nitrosative stress: implications for fungal survival in mammalian hosts. Eukaryot Cell 2004; 3 : 835-846. (Pubitemid 39098859)
54. Langfelder K, Streibel M, Jahn B, et al. Biosynthesis of fungal melanins and their importance for human pathogenic fungi. Fungal Genet Biol 2003; 38 : 143-158. (Pubitemid 36279657)
55. Barale T, Fumey MH, Reboux G, Mallea M. Septicaemia due to Chaetomium sp. in a leukaemic child associated with a bone marrow transplant. Bull Soc Fr Mycol Med 1990; 19 : 43-46 [in French].
56. Serena C, Ortoneda M, Capilla J, et al. In vitro activities of new antifungal agents against Chaetomium spp. and inoculum standardization. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2003; 47 : 3161-3164. (Pubitemid 37229573)
57. Espinel-Ingroff A, Arthington-Skaggs B, Iqbal N, et al . A multicenter evaluation of a new disk agar diffusion method for susceptibility testing of fi lamentous fungi with voriconazole, posaconazole, itraconazole, amphotericin-B and caspofungin. J Clin Microbiol 2007; 45 : 1811-1820. (Pubitemid 46933912)
58. Piepenbring M, Mendez OAC, Espinoza AAE, Kirschner R, Schö fer H. Chromoblastomycosis caused by Chaetomium funicola : a case report from Western Panama. Brit J Dermatol 2007; 157 : 1025-1029. (Pubitemid 47583482)
59. Wang J, Zhang Q, Li L, Feng W. Phaeohyphomycosis caused by Chaetomium globosum : fi rst case report from China. Chin J Dermatol 1998; 31 : 273-275.
60. Koch HA, Haneke H. C haetomium funicolum as possible aetiological agent of the deep mycosis. Mykosen 1965; 9 : 23-28 [in German].
61. Lin Y, Li X. First case of phaeohyphomycosis caused by C haetomium murorum in China. Chin J Dermatol 1995; 28 : 367-369.