Pyrenochaeta romeroi causing subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst in a diabetic female
Opportunistic subcutaneous fungal infections are increasing in present times due to increasing incidence of many medical conditions causing immunosupression like diabetes, AIDS, organ transplant recipients and anticancer therapy. Pyrenochaeta romeroi, a fungus from the dematiaceae group, first descr...
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| author | Sarita Yadav Ruchi Agarwal Sundeep Singh Shikha Goel |
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| description | Opportunistic subcutaneous fungal infections are increasing in present times due to increasing incidence of many medical conditions causing immunosupression like diabetes, AIDS, organ transplant recipients and anticancer therapy. Pyrenochaeta romeroi, a fungus from the dematiaceae group, first described by Borelli in 1959, is saprophyte to soil and plants.We present a rare case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst in a diabetic female caused by P. romeroi. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d726a793ce534c8c80b32d35608786182022-12-21T19:22:17ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392015-06-018C474910.1016/j.mmcr.2015.04.001Pyrenochaeta romeroi causing subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst in a diabetic femaleSarita Yadav0Ruchi Agarwal1Sundeep Singh2Shikha Goel3Department of Microbiology, Bhagat Phool Singh Goverment Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, IndiaDepartment of Pathology, Bhagat Phool Singh Goverment Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Bhagat Phool Singh Goverment Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, IndiaDepartment of Microbiology, Bhagat Phool Singh Goverment Medical College, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, IndiaOpportunistic subcutaneous fungal infections are increasing in present times due to increasing incidence of many medical conditions causing immunosupression like diabetes, AIDS, organ transplant recipients and anticancer therapy. Pyrenochaeta romeroi, a fungus from the dematiaceae group, first described by Borelli in 1959, is saprophyte to soil and plants.We present a rare case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst in a diabetic female caused by P. romeroi.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753915000159CystPhaeohypomycosisPyrenochaetaSubcutaneous |
| spellingShingle | Sarita Yadav Ruchi Agarwal Sundeep Singh Shikha Goel Pyrenochaeta romeroi causing subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst in a diabetic female Medical Mycology Case Reports Cyst Phaeohypomycosis Pyrenochaeta Subcutaneous |
| title | Pyrenochaeta romeroi causing subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst in a diabetic female |
| title_full | Pyrenochaeta romeroi causing subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst in a diabetic female |
| title_fullStr | Pyrenochaeta romeroi causing subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst in a diabetic female |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pyrenochaeta romeroi causing subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst in a diabetic female |
| title_short | Pyrenochaeta romeroi causing subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst in a diabetic female |
| title_sort | pyrenochaeta romeroi causing subcutaneous phaeohyphomycotic cyst in a diabetic female |
| topic | Cyst Phaeohypomycosis Pyrenochaeta Subcutaneous |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753915000159 |
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