Cutaneous infection by Phomopsis longicolla in a renal transplant recipient from Guinea: first report of human infection by this fungus

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2010.00570.x
• Publication Date: 2010-09-08T08:43:28Z
• Authors: A. Garcia‐Reyne; F. López‐Medrano; J.M. Morales; C. García Esteban; I. Martín; I. Eraña; Y. Meije; A. Lalueza; A. Alastruey‐Izqu...; J.L. Rodríguez‐Tu...; J.M. Aguado
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Antifungal Agents; Kidney Transplantation; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Ascomycota; Spain; Dermatomycoses; Humans; Female; Guinea; Aged

A. Garcia‐Reyne, F. López‐Medrano, J.M. Morales, C. García Esteban, I. Martín, I. Eraña, Y. Meije, A. Lalueza, A. Alastruey‐Izquierdo, J.L. Rodríguez‐Tudela, J.M. Aguado. Cutaneous infection by Phomopsis longicolla in a renal transplant recipient from Guinea: first report of human infection by this fungus. Transpl Infect Dis 2011: 13: 204–207. All rights reservedAbstract: We report the case of a 72‐year‐old female renal transplant recipient with a nodular lesion in the distal phalange of the third left finger produced by a dematiaceous fungus that was identified as Phomopsis longicolla. She was treated with itraconazole and terbinafine and later with voriconazole, without response. The patient underwent a surgical resection with lesion‐free edge and continued on voriconazole. One year later she was asymptomatic and had not developed new lesions.