Veronaea botryosa induced cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a renal transplant recipient- An intriguing report from India

Harsimran Kaur; Haseen Ahmad; Sukriti Yadav; Muthu Sendhil Kumaran; Ashish Sharma; Suvradeep Mitra; Amanjit Bal; Sourav Agnihotri; Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy

doi:10.1016/j.mycmed.2024.101518

Veronaea botryosa induced cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a renal transplant recipient- An intriguing report from India

J Mycol Med. 2024 Dec;34(4):101518. doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2024.101518. Epub 2024 Nov 5.

Authors

Harsimran Kaur¹, Haseen Ahmad¹, Sukriti Yadav², Muthu Sendhil Kumaran³, Ashish Sharma⁴, Suvradeep Mitra⁵, Amanjit Bal⁵, Sourav Agnihotri¹, Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rishikesh, India.
³ Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
⁴ Department of Renal Transplant Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
⁵ Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
⁶ Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 39591893
DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2024.101518

Abstract

We describe a rare case of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis by Veronaea botryosa in a renal transplant recipient from India. The patient presented with a nodule on the dorsum of right hand which resolved completely after 6 months of voriconazole therapy. The identity of the fungus was confirmed by sequencing internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of rDNA. The case depicts its ubiquitous presence worldwide.

Keywords: Cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis; India; Renal transplant; V. botryosa.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Antifungal Agents* / therapeutic use
Ascomycota / genetics
Ascomycota / isolation & purification
DNA, Fungal / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
Dermatomycoses / diagnosis
Dermatomycoses / drug therapy
Dermatomycoses / microbiology
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
India
Kidney Transplantation* / adverse effects
Phaeohyphomycosis* / diagnosis
Phaeohyphomycosis* / drug therapy
Phaeohyphomycosis* / microbiology
Transplant Recipients
Voriconazole / therapeutic use

Substances

Antifungal Agents
DNA, Fungal
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Voriconazole