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Generalized Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Phialophora verrucosa: Report of a Case and Review of Literature

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We report a case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis due to Phialophora verrucosa in a 64-year-old Chinese farmer suffering from CD4+ lymphopenia. He presented with diffuse and infiltrated plaques involving the entire face including the eyes, neck, occiput, and extending to the dorsal regions of his torso. The patient is notable for the discrete multifocal nature of the illness in the absence of disseminated infection and rarity of P. verrucosa as a cause of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Center for Infectious Skin Diseases, No. 1 Hospital of Wuhan, Wuhan, China

    Zhongsheng Tong, Liuqing Chen, Bilin Dong, Zhimin Hu, Ping Jiang, Dongsheng Li & Yiqun Duan

  2. Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia

    Sharon C.-A. Chen

  3. Department of Dermatology, Peking University First Hospital, and Research Center for Medical Mycology, Peking University, Beijing, China

    Ruoyu Li

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Tong, Z., Chen, S.CA., Chen, L. et al. Generalized Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Phialophora verrucosa: Report of a Case and Review of Literature. Mycopathologia 175, 301–306 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-013-9626-3

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