Alternaria infectoria phaeohyphomycosis in a renal transplant patient

Abstract

A male renal transplant patient developed a tumor on the dorsum of his right hand. After excision, histological examination of the tumor showed hyphal structures, but growth developed very slowly. Therapy consisted of surgery alone. A definitive identification of Alternaria infectoria was only possible with molecular techniques.

• Alternaria
• phaeohyphomycosis
• transplant patient
• ITS