“…Phaeohyphomycosis is caused by dematiaceous fungi, such as Exophiala , Cladosporium , Phialophora , and Wangiella , which are found in soil, trees, and decaying vegetation [ 1 ]. The dematiaceous fungus Pleurostomophora richardsiae (previously known as Phialophora richardsiae ) has rarely been implicated in human disease, and fewer than 30 human cases have been reported to date in the global literature written in English [ 2–9 ]. Herein, we present a rare case of cutaneous infection caused by P. richardsiae in a patient with a hematological malignancy.…”