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Case Reports
. 2017 Dec;15(3-4):88-92.
doi: 10.3121/cmr.2017.1377. Epub 2017 Oct 10.

The Clinical Presentation of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis: A Case Series from Yetebon, Ethiopia

Rachel B Kang  1 , Devin C Simonson  2 , Sarah E Stoner  3 , Sarah R Hughes  4 , William A Agger  5   6
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The Clinical Presentation of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis: A Case Series from Yetebon, Ethiopia

Rachel B Kang et al. Clin Med Res. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis is a chronic fungal infection usually found on the lower extremity and feet of agricultural workers in the tropics. It can present with various skin manifestations, verrucous to nodular plaques, and is caused by multiple species of fungi. Laboratory confirmation requires skin samples for pathology and fungal cultures. Cure, often difficult in resource-poor countries, requires months of antifungal therapy. We describe the cases of three men from Ethiopia who were seen and are being treated by American doctors who traveled there on a medical mission.

Keywords: Fungal infection; Lower extremity; Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis.

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Figure 1
Bilateral lower extremities of a boy, aged 14 years, with an 18-month history of lower extremity edema and skin nodular formation, worse on the right lower extremity.
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Figure 2
The feet of a man, aged 65 years, with a 4-year history of mild lower extremity edema and verrucous appearance of skin to the toes.
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Figure 3
The feet of a man, aged 66 years, with a 10-year history of edema and nodular skin formation to the feet, worse on the right lower extremity.
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