Subcutaneous Mycoses in Travelers

Misleading subcutaneous mycosis: a case report of subsequent clinical mycetoma-like and histological chromoblastomycosis-like lesions

“…It is a major method for diagnosing fungal infections, similar to specific antibody detection, antigen detection, or PCR technique 8 . Subcutaneous mycoses are a type of fungal infection that more prevalently affects immunosuppressed patients and travelers, and it is gaining importance due to the increase in cases over the years 1 .…”

“…We report the case of a 61-year-old white immunocompromised man with subsequent hyalohyphomycosis and phaeohyphomycosis, both with positive responses to treatments. Hyalohyphomycosis and phaeohyphomycosis are groups of mycoses caused by several agents and show different clinical manifestations 1 - 3 . The genus Colletotrichum , detected in the patient's foot, usually infect plants, rarely affecting humans 2 .…”