Parathyridaria percutanea and Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis

Abstract

Parathyridaria percutanea is an emerging fungus causing subcutaneous phaeohyphomycoses in renal transplant recipients in India. We identified P. percutanea from a patient with subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis. From our culture collection, we identified the same fungus from 4 similar patients. We found 5 cases previously described in literature.

Keywords

• nonsporulating fungi
• dematiaceous fungi
• Pleosporales
• Parathyridaria percutanea
• phaeohyphomycosis
• fungi