Parathyridaria percutanea and Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis

Emerg Infect Dis. 2019 Sep;25(9):1768-1769. doi: 10.3201/eid2509.190383.

Abstract

Parathyridaria percutanea is an emerging fungus causing subcutaneous phaeohyphomycoses in renal transplant recipients in India. We identified P. percutanea from a patient with subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis. From our culture collection, we identified the same fungus from 4 similar patients. We found 5 cases previously described in literature.

Keywords: India; Parathyridaria percutanea; Pleosporales; dematiaceous fungi; fungi; nonsporulating fungi; phaeohyphomycosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ascomycota / genetics
  • Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
  • Axilla
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Forearm
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Phaeohyphomycosis / diagnosis*
  • Phaeohyphomycosis / microbiology
  • Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion*