First U.S. report of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by Veronaea botryosa in a heart transplant recipient and review of the literature

J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Jun;42(6):2843-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.6.2843-2846.2004.

Abstract

Veronaea botryosa is a rare agent of human phaeohyphomycosis. We describe the first case of subcutaneous disease occurring in the United States, alert clinicians to the second report of a transplant-associated mycosis in a heart transplant recipient, extend the previously defined area of endemicity, and review the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Dermatomycoses / microbiology*
  • Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitosporic Fungi / isolation & purification*
  • Subcutaneous Tissue / microbiology