Diaporthe phaseolorum is a fungal plant parasite that has rarely been described as causing invasive human disease. We report a case of human soft tissue infection with Diaporthe phaseolorum in a heart transplant patient with end-stage renal failure in New Zealand.
Keywords: Diaporthe phaseolorum; antifungal drugs; end-stage renal failure; fungal infections; fungi; heart transplant recipient; immunosuppression; soft tissue infection; transplant.