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CASE REPORT

A Cutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Case Caused by Paraconiothyrium cyclothyrioides in Southern China

Junlan Li1 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Muhammad Danish Yaqoob2 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4618-2332
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Kangxing Liu2 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Hengbiao Sun3 Department of Clinical Laboratory, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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Qinghua Qiu4 Department of Clinical Laboratory, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, People’s Republic of China
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Xiuling Ke2 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Yongxuan Hu2 Department of Dermatology and Venereology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 2401-2404 | Received 21 Mar 2024, Accepted 03 Jun 2024, Published online: 13 Jun 2024

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Figure 1 Clinical aspect and biopsy of phaeohyphomycosis patient and the culture of Paraconiothyrium cyclothyrioides. (A)The clinical aspect of the patient, is crusted, ulcerated plaque on the right opisthenar and several macular papules and nodules on the erythematous plaque. (B–D) Biopsy specimens revealed pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and suppurative granulomas, and fungal elements were seen invading the dermis by PAS and GMS (×400). (E) Culture of the tissue specimens yielded a one colony type mold. (F) Microscopic morphology showed septate, bamboo-like hyphae, and no spores were found (×400).

Figure 1 Clinical aspect and biopsy of phaeohyphomycosis patient and the culture of Paraconiothyrium cyclothyrioides. (A)The clinical aspect of the patient, is crusted, ulcerated plaque on the right opisthenar and several macular papules and nodules on the erythematous plaque. (B–D) Biopsy specimens revealed pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia and suppurative granulomas, and fungal elements were seen invading the dermis by PAS and GMS (×400). (E) Culture of the tissue specimens yielded a one colony type mold. (F) Microscopic morphology showed septate, bamboo-like hyphae, and no spores were found (×400).

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