The Clinical Presentation of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis: A Case Series from Yetebon, Ethiopia

Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is a chronic fungal infection usually found on the lower extremity and feet of agricultural workers in the tropics. It can present with various skin manifestations, verrucous to nodular plaques, and is caused by multiple species of fungi. Laboratory confirmation requir...

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Published inClinical medicine & research Vol. 15; no. 3-4; pp. 88 - 92
Main Authors Kang, Rachel B, Simonson, Devin C, Stoner, Sarah E, Hughes, Sarah R, Agger, William A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Marshfield Clinic 01.12.2017
Subjects
Adolescent
Aged
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Case Report
Culture Techniques
Dermatomycoses - diagnosis
Dermatomycoses - drug therapy
Ethiopia
Foot Dermatoses - diagnosis
Foot Dermatoses - drug therapy
Humans
Leg Dermatoses - diagnosis
Leg Dermatoses - drug therapy
Male
Medical Missions
Phaeohyphomycosis - diagnosis
Phaeohyphomycosis - drug therapy
Ethiopia
Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis
Lower extremity
Fungal infection
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Summary:Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is a chronic fungal infection usually found on the lower extremity and feet of agricultural workers in the tropics. It can present with various skin manifestations, verrucous to nodular plaques, and is caused by multiple species of fungi. Laboratory confirmation requires skin samples for pathology and fungal cultures. Cure, often difficult in resource-poor countries, requires months of antifungal therapy. We describe the cases of three men from Ethiopia who were seen and are being treated by American doctors who traveled there on a medical mission.
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ISSN:1539-4182
1554-6179
DOI:10.3121/cmr.2017.1377