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. 1983 Jan;17(1):155–158. doi: 10.1128/jcm.17.1.155-158.1983

First Case of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Scytalidium lignicola in a Human

Gordon M Dickinson 1, Timothy J Cleary 2, Tamara Sanderson 2,, Michael R McGinnis 3
PMCID: PMC272592  PMID: 6826699

Abstract

A case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis in a human, involving the ankle and caused by Scytalidium lignicola, is described. The isolate was found to be sensitive to amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, miconazole, and ketoconazole in vitro.

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