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Cutaneous infection with Cylindrocarpon lichenicola

Authors :
Monnappa Divya
Hemachandra Champa
Peralam Yegneswaran Prakash
Padiyath Sreeshma
Source :
Medical Mycology Case Reports. 2:55-58
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2013.

Abstract

A 32 year old female presented with a 4 year history of on and off dry scaly lesions in the webspaces. KOH mount of the skin scrapings was positive for fungal hyphae. The fungus was isolated on Sabouraud dextrose agar and identified as Cylindrocarpon lichenicola. The patient was treated and responded to itraconazole.

Details

ISSN :
22117539
Volume :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Medical Mycology Case Reports
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f591a50d9b4350413736fad47f6ba0fc
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.01.006