Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Phialemoniopsis ocularis successfully treated by voriconazole

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2014 May 10:5:4-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.04.001. eCollection 2014 Jul.

Abstract

We report a case of subcutaneous infection in a 67 year-old Cambodian man who presented with a 5-month history of swelling of the right foot. Histopathology was compatible with phaeohyphomycosis and the hyphomycete Phialemoniopsis ocularis was identified by the means of morphological and molecular techniques. The patient responded well to a 6-month oral treatment with voriconazole alone.

Keywords: Phaeohyphomycosis; Phialemoniopsis ocularis; Sarcopodium oculorum; Voriconazole.