A case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Biatriospora mackinnonii

Author(s)

Reis, Ana Paula Carvalho ^{[1, 2]} ; Silva Moreira, Daniel Valerio ^{[1, 2]} ; Barbaro Del Negro, Gilda Maria ^{[1, 2]} ; da Costa, Antonio Charlys ^[1] ; Benard, Gil ^{[1, 2]} ; Teixeira Sousa, Maria Gloria ^{[1, 2]} ; Veasey, John Verrinder ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Med Trop, Lab Micol Med, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Hosp Clin, Fac Med, Div Clin Dermatol, Lab Invest Med LIM 53, Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[3] Santa Casa Sao Paulo Sch Med Sci, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: MEDICAL MYCOLOGY CASE REPORTS; v. 34, p. 32-34, DEC 2021.
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Abstract

Phaeohyphomycosis is a fungal infection common in immunocompromised patients such as those with hematologic malignancies, transplant recipients or under prolonged corticosteroid use. Here we describe a rare case of phaeohyphomycosis due to Biatriospora mackinnonii in a kidney transplant patient. We confirmed B. mackinnonii identity by sequencing of the internal transcribed spaces (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and achieved a satisfactory therapeutic response with itraconazole administration. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/16369-1 - Chronic disseminated dermatophytosis due to Trichophyton rubrum: role of neutrophils in the effector mechanisms and in the modulation of the adaptive response of the human infection
• Grantee: Maria da Gloria Sousa Stafocker
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Young Investigators Grants
• FAPESP's process: 18/24175-8 - In situ immune response in human disseminated chronic dermatophytosis: participation of c type lectin receptors
• Grantee: Ana Paula Carvalho dos Reis
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• FAPESP's process: 17/26208-8 - Chronic disseminated dermatophytosis due to Trichophyton rubrum: role of neutrophils in the effector mechanisms and in the modulation of the adaptive response of the human infection
• Grantee: Maria da Gloria Sousa Stafocker
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Young Researchers