Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis: a case report Feohifomicose subcutânea causada por Bipolaris hawaiiensis: registro de um caso

Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis: a case report Feohifomicose subcutânea causada por Bipolaris hawaiiensis: registro de um caso

A case of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Bipolaris hawaiiensis is reported. The patient, an immunocompetent host, presented a verrucous lesion on the first finger of the left foot. Dematiaceous septate hyphae and yeast-like elements were seen in direct and histological examination. The isolated strain...

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Main Authors: Alcyr Ribeiro Costa, Edward Porto, Alceu Hidearu Tabuti, Carlos da Silva Lacaz, Neusa Yurico Sakai-Valente, Wanira Márcia Maranhão, Maria Conceição Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1991-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Bipolaris hawaiiensis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Dematiaceous yeast-like cells
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