Abstract
Eumycetoma is an unusual infection in immunocompromised patients outside the tropics, caused by a variety of fungal pathogens. We describe the case of a 51-year-old renal transplant recipient who presented with a large pseudotumoral foot lesion necessitating complete surgical excision of the lesion. Cultures and molecular diagnosis confirmed Phaeoacremonium fuscum. This is the first case, to our knowledge, of fungating mycetoma caused by this fungal species in a solid organ transplant recipient. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 897-903 |
Journal | Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2015 |