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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2016; 49(02): 271-274
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.191321
Case Report
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Three rare cases of cutaneous phaeohyphomycosis

Aditi Chhonkar
Department of Dermatology, Topiwala National Medical College and B. Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Deepti Kataria
Department of Dermatology, Topiwala National Medical College and B. Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Swagata Tambe
Department of Dermatology, Topiwala National Medical College and B. Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Chitra S. Nayak
Department of Dermatology, Topiwala National Medical College and B. Y. L. Nair Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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13 August 2019 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Phaeohyphomycosis is a chronic infectious condition caused by dematiaceous fungi which usually involve the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is characterised by papulonodules, verrucous, hyperkeratotic or ulcerated plaques, cysts, abscesses, pyogranuloma, non-healing ulcers or sinuses. In India, commonly associated genera are Exophiala, Phialophora, Cladosporium, Curvularia, Fonsecaea and Alternaria. This condition involves the presence of brown-walled hyphal structures in the dermis and epidermis. Here, we are reporting a rare case series of three patients of phaeohyphomycosis with lesions on finger and dorsum of the hand.

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Dematiaceous fungi - dorsum of hand - fungal infection - phaeohyphomycosis
 

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