. 1983 Jan;17(1):155–158. doi: 10.1128/jcm.17.1.155-158.1983
First Case of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Scytalidium lignicola in a Human
Gordon M Dickinson
1, Timothy J Cleary
2, Tamara Sanderson
2,†, Michael R McGinnis
3
Gordon M Dickinson
1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101
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Timothy J Cleary
2Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101
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Tamara Sanderson
2Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101
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Michael R McGinnis
3Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
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1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101
2Department of Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101
3Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
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Present address: P.O. Box 2368, Fort Myers, FL 33902.
PMCID: PMC272592 PMID: 6826699
Abstract
A case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a human, involving the ankle and caused by Scytalidium lignicola, is described. The isolate was found to be sensitive to amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, miconazole, and ketoconazole in vitro.
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