Cutaneous fungal infection in a renal transplantation patient due to a rare fungus belonging to order Pleosporales.
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2015-01
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Fungal infections are being increasingly reported from immuno-compromised as well as immuno-competent patients.
Transplant patients are on long term immunosuppressive therapy which makes them highly vulnerable to opportunistic
fungal infections .These infections can be cutaneous or systemic. Several fungi have been reported to be the culprits
such as Candida spp., Aspergillus spp., C. neoformans, P. carinii, and zygomycetes group of fungi. Cutaneous
infections are most commonly caused by Pityriasis (tinea) versicolor, dermatophytes, and candida sp but these days the
demtiaceous fungi are becoming more frequently reported .Here we report a case of post renal transplant cutaneous
infection caused by dematiaceous fungus belonging to the order Pleosporales.
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Fungal infection, pleosporale, renal transplant
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Galipothu S, Kalawat U, Ram R, Kishore C, Sridhar A V S S N, Chaudhury A, Kumar V S. Cutaneous fungal infection in a renal transplantation patient due to a rare fungus belonging to order Pleosporales. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2015 Jan-Mar ; 33 (1): 165-167.