Lower limb nodules with angioinvasive Phaeoacremonium spp. fungus in an immunocompetent host

Australas J Dermatol. 2024 Dec 10. doi: 10.1111/ajd.14398. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Phaeohyphomycosis has been described to cause a variety of cutaneous manifestations in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. We report an unexpected case where an immunocompetent elderly female developed a rare angioinvasive fungal cutaneous infection. She had no known history of inoculation, and her lesions resolved without treatment.

Keywords: Phaeoacremonium; angioinvasive; dermal nodules; fungal; phaeohyphomycosis.