Exophiala psychrophila: A new agent of chromoblastomycosis

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2018 Oct 25:23:31-33. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.10.001. eCollection 2019 Mar.

Abstract

Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic cutaneous and subcutaneous mycosis, is caused by dematiaceous fungi, the most frequently implicated are Fonsecaea, Phialophora, Cladophialophora, Rhinocladiella and Exophiala. We report a woman who was treated before with mycological cure, but she experience a relapse requiring treatment again. Direct microscopic examination and skin biopsy with culture were necessary to identify a Exophiala psychrophila, and for our knowledge this is the first case reported.

Keywords: Chromoblastomycosis; Exophiala salmonis-clade; Subcutaneous mycosis.

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  • Case Reports