Antecedentes. De la literatura publicada se desprende que las infecciones producidas por hongos dematiáceos afectan con mayor frecuencia a pacientes inmunodeprimidos, y que estas infecciones se manifiestan desde formas subcutáneas hasta formas diseminadas que pueden comprometer la vida del paciente. En muchos casos la infección se relaciona con la inoculación del microorganismo por distintos mecanismos traumáticos, lo que determina que la evolución de la infección muchas veces sea lenta. Caso clínico. Se describen dos casos clínicos de feohifomicosis causados por Phaeoacremonium parasiticum, con un paciente oncológico con lesiones subcutáneas que afectaban a la mano y antebrazo izquierdos, y otro paciente que presentaba abscesos subcutáneos en la pierna izquierda. Conclusiones. Estos casos confirman la presencia de este hongo en España y demuestran la complejidad en el tratamiento. Fue necesario el uso combinado de anfotericina B (complejo lipídico) y de posaconazol, junto con varias resecciones quirúrgicas, para poder conseguir superar la infección que presentaba uno de los pacientes (AU)
Background. From the available literature, it is demonstrated that dematiaceous fungal infections mostly affect immunosuppressed patients. These infections can occur in different forms, from subcutaneous infection to disseminated forms that may compromise the life of the patient. In many cases the infection is related to the inoculation of the microorganism by diverse traumatic mechanisms, which determines the course of the infection to be slower in some cases. Case report. We describe two cases of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum: A cancer patient with subcutaneous lesions affecting the left hand and forearm, and a patient who presented with subcutaneous abscesses in the left leg. Conclusions. These cases confirm the presence of this type of fungus in Spain. In the second case a combination of amphotericin B lipid complex and posaconazole, together with several surgical resections, were necessary in order to overcome the infection (AU)
Aged , Humans , Male , Phaeohyphomycosis/diagnosis , Kidney Transplantation , Dermatomycoses/complications , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Abscess/microbiology , Subcutaneous Tissue/microbiology
BACKGROUND: From the available literature, it is demonstrated that dematiaceous fungal infections mostly affect immunosuppressed patients. These infections can occur in different forms, from subcutaneous infection to disseminated forms that may compromise the life of the patient. In many cases the infection is related to the inoculation of the microorganism by diverse traumatic mechanisms, which determines the course of the infection to be slower in some cases. CASE REPORT: We describe two cases of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Phaeoacremonium parasiticum: A cancer patient with subcutaneous lesions affecting the left hand and forearm, and a patient who presented with subcutaneous abscesses in the left leg. CONCLUSIONS: These cases confirm the presence of this type of fungus in Spain. In the second case a combination of amphotericin B lipid complex and posaconazole, together with several surgical resections, were necessary in order to overcome the infection.
Abscess/microbiology , Ascomycota/isolation & purification , Dermatomycoses/microbiology , Opportunistic Infections/microbiology , Aged , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Cellulitis/etiology , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications , Fatal Outcome , Hand Dermatoses/microbiology , Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Kidney Transplantation , Male , Neoplasms, Multiple Primary/complications
