1997
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-8-699
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Phaeohyphomycotic soft tissue disease caused by Pleurophomopsis lignicola in a kidney transplant patient

Abstract: A 44-year-old immunocompromised man presented with multiple tissue abscesses, covering the entire left limb. A dematiaceous fungus compatible with Pleurophomopsis lignicola Petrak was isolated from the diseased tissue in pure culture. This is the second reported isolation of this fungus from man and the first report of fatal soft tissue infection. A detailed morphological description of the isolate is provided.

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“…As a result, we reviewed 228 published reports. We identified and included 149 reports on 201 cases of dematiaceous fungal infections in SOT recipients 21–169 . The majority (134/149; 90%) of included reports scored ≥ 2 of three possible points on our bias assessment (Table S4).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a result, we reviewed 228 published reports. We identified and included 149 reports on 201 cases of dematiaceous fungal infections in SOT recipients 21–169 . The majority (134/149; 90%) of included reports scored ≥ 2 of three possible points on our bias assessment (Table S4).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In the first recorded case, it was the causal agent of a subcutaneous cyst on the left leg of a patient from France who had been treated with corticosteroids for asthma [3]. The second infection was reported from Italy in a kidney transplant recipient who developed a soft tissue abscess and a subcutaneous tibio-fibular fistula on his left leg [4]. In the US, P. lignicola was reported to cause allergic, non-invasive, maxillary sinusitis in an immunocompetent man after he had cut down a rotted maple tree [5].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…La liste de ces « champignons noirs » ne cesse d'augmenter d'année en année, et de nouvelles espèces sont régulièrement isolées, pour exemples citons : Tetraploa aristata, Taeniolella exilis, Pleurophomopsis lignicola [73][74][75] , Acrophialophora fusispora [76] et Veronaea bothryosa [62][63][64] . Pour ces observations, il s'agit de cas souvent uniques ou exceptionnellement rapportés dans la littérature, et on ne peut qu'être frappé par la diversité de ces espèces bien souvent mal connues des mycologues euxmêmes, d'où l'intérêt du diagnostic moléculaire.…”
Section: Phaeohyphomycoses Unguéalesunclassified