Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis (CP) is a very rare but serious form of central nervous system fungal infection that is caused by dematiaceous fungi. It is commonly associated with poor prognosis irrespective of the immune status of the patient. In this study, the authors describe the first case of CP in Korea that occurred in a 75-year-old man without immunodeficiency and showed favorable outcome a...

Phaeoacremonium inflatipes, one of three species previously classified as strains of Phialophora parasitica, was identified as the causal agent of a subcutaneous infection of the left foot of an 83-year-old woman from South Carolina. The patient had a granulomatous growth over the anteromedial aspect of her left foot. It was surgically excised, which led to complete healing without complication...

Phaeohyphomycosis (PHM) is a term used to describe any fungus presenting in tissues with pseudohyphae, hyphae, brown yeast-like cells or a combination of these forms. Sinusitis and skin infections are the most common presentation of subcutaneous PHM caused by the fungus Bipolaris spicifera. However, the majority of cases have so far been encountered in tropical climatic zones. The present study...

Takanobu Kan'", Shun$uke Takahagi'", Akiko Kamegashira', Hiroshi Ooiwa^ Takashi YaguchP and Michihiro Hide'* 'Department of Dermatology, Programs for Biomédical Researcii, Division of Molecular Medicai Science, Graduate School of Biomédical Sciences, -Department of Clinicai Immitnoiogy and Rlieumatology, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima 734-8551, and ^Medical Mycology Re...

Phaeohyphomycosis is a rare, slowly progressive infection caused by a heterogeneous group of imperfect black or dematiaceous fungi that are found in plants and soil, and contain a cytoplasmic melanin-like pigment, which appears to have aetiological significance by decreasing the susceptibility of these organisms to antifungal agents. A commonly recognised species included in this group is Clado...