Phaeohyphomycosis due to Exophiala infections in solid organ transplant recipients: Case report and literature review
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Giselle Guerra; George W. Elgart; Adriana Dejman; Lilian M. Abbo; Kate E. Oberlin; Anna J. Nichols; Adela Mattiazzi; Rossana Rosa
- Source
- Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society. 19(4)
- Subject
- 0301 basic medicine
Antifungal
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Antifungal Agents
medicine.drug_class
medicine.medical_treatment
030106 microbiology
Population
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
Immunocompromised Host
0302 clinical medicine
Exophiala
Medicine
Humans
education
Intensive care medicine
Aged
Skin
Transplantation
education.field_of_study
Chromoblastomycosis
biology
business.industry
Immunosuppression
Organ Transplantation
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Transplant Recipients
Phaeohyphomycosis
Infectious Diseases
Itraconazole
business
Solid organ transplantation
- Language
- ISSN
- 1399-3062
This case report and literature review underscores the cutaneous presentations of phaeohyphomycosis in the solid organ transplant population. Increased cognizance with prompt identification is critical. The therapy and clinical outcomes of phaeohyphomycosis, caused by the Exophiala genus, in the solid organ transplant population, is analyzed to examine optimal care. This review highlights the inherent difficulties in providing the appropriate duration of antifungal therapy to avoid relapsing infections in immunosuppressed patients.