Pseudotumoral presentation of fungating mycetoma caused by Phaeoacremonium fuscum in a renal transplant patient

Eumycetoma is an unusual infection in immunocompromised patients outside the tropics, caused by a variety of fungal pathogens. We describe the case of a 51‐year‐old renal transplant recipient who presented with a large pseudotumoral foot lesion necessitating complete surgical excision of the lesion....

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Veröffentlicht in:Transplant infectious disease 2015-12, Vol.17 (6), p.897-903
Hauptverfasser: McGrogan, D., David, M.D., Roberts, C., Borman, A.M., Nath, J., Inston, N.G., Mellor, S.
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Zusammenfassung:Eumycetoma is an unusual infection in immunocompromised patients outside the tropics, caused by a variety of fungal pathogens. We describe the case of a 51‐year‐old renal transplant recipient who presented with a large pseudotumoral foot lesion necessitating complete surgical excision of the lesion. Cultures and molecular diagnosis confirmed Phaeoacremonium fuscum. This is the first case, to our knowledge, of fungating mycetoma caused by this fungal species in a solid organ transplant recipient.
ISSN:1398-2273
1399-3062
DOI:10.1111/tid.12462