Cutaneous fungal infection in a renal transplantation patient due to a rare fungus belonging to order Pleosporales.

Abstract

Fungal infections are being increasingly reported from immuno-compromised as well as immuno-competent patients. Transplant patients are on long term immunosuppressive therapy which makes them highly vulnerable to opportunistic fungal infections .These infections can be cutaneous or systemic. Several fungi have been reported to be the culprits such as Candida spp., Aspergillus spp., C. neoformans, P. carinii, and zygomycetes group of fungi. Cutaneous infections are most commonly caused by Pityriasis (tinea) versicolor, dermatophytes, and candida sp but these days the demtiaceous fungi are becoming more frequently reported .Here we report a case of post renal transplant cutaneous infection caused by dematiaceous fungus belonging to the order Pleosporales.

• Authors: S Galipothu, U Kalawat, R Ram, C Kishore, A V S S N Sridhar, A Chaudhury, V S Kumar
• Journal: Indian journal of medical microbiology (Indian J Med Microbiol) 2015 Jan-Mar Vol. 33 Issue 1 Pg. 165-7 ISSN: 1998-3646 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25560027 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Immunosuppressive Agents

Topics

• Ascomycota (isolation & purification)
• Dermatomycoses (diagnosis, pathology)
• Humans
• Immunosuppressive Agents (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Kidney Transplantation
• Male
• Microbiological Techniques
• Microscopy
• Middle Aged
• Toes (pathology)