Volume 61, Issue 3 pp. 250-252

Case Report

Disseminated phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cyphellophora ludoviensis: A novel case report from Iran

Pouran Layegh,

Pouran Layegh

orcid.org/0000-0002-8286-0922

Cutaneous Leishmanaisis Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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Naser Tayyebi Meibodi,

Naser Tayyebi Meibodi

Cutaneous Leishmanaisis Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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Mohammad Razmyar,

Mohammad Razmyar

Cutaneous Leishmanaisis Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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Mojtaba Taghizadeh-Armaki,

Mojtaba Taghizadeh-Armaki

Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

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Hossein Zarrinfar,

Corresponding Author

Hossein Zarrinfar

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Allergy research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Correspondence: Hossein Zarrinfar, Allergy research center, Laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Email: [email protected]

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Pouran Layegh,

Pouran Layegh

orcid.org/0000-0002-8286-0922

Cutaneous Leishmanaisis Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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Naser Tayyebi Meibodi,

Naser Tayyebi Meibodi

Cutaneous Leishmanaisis Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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Mohammad Razmyar,

Mohammad Razmyar

Cutaneous Leishmanaisis Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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Mojtaba Taghizadeh-Armaki,

Mojtaba Taghizadeh-Armaki

Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

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Hossein Zarrinfar,

Corresponding Author

Hossein Zarrinfar

[email protected]

orcid.org/0000-0002-1449-4668

Allergy research center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

Correspondence: Hossein Zarrinfar, Allergy research center, Laboratory of Parasitology and Mycology, Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Email: [email protected]

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First published: 01 April 2020

https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.13262

Citations: 6

Pouran Layegh, MD. Naser Tayyebi Meibodi, MD. Mohammad Razmyar, MD. Mojtaba Taghizadeh-Armaki, PhD. Hossein Zarrinfar, PhD.

Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Abstract

Disseminated phaeohyphomycosis is a rare and unusual infection that can be caused by dematiaceous fungi. Cyphellophora is an uncommon aetiological agent of cutaneous and systemic fungal infections. This study describes a case of disseminated phaeohyphomycosis caused by C. ludoviensis in Iran. The molecular identification of the isolates was established by DNA sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of rDNA. The patient was successfully treated with an 8-month course of systemic voriconazole.

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