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The Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol 46, Issue 8 699-703, Copyright © 1997 by Society for General Microbiology

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Phaeohyphomycotic soft tissue disease caused by Pleurophomopsis lignicola in a kidney transplant patient

C. Farina, E. Punithaligham, P. Ruggenenti and A. Goglio
Microbiology Institute, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy.

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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