Table 1.

Summary of cases of cutaneous E. spinifera infection reported in the English literature. The first six cases listed are children, followed by six adult phaeohyphomycosis patients, followed by three adult chromoblastomycosis patients.

Year/age/sex	Phaeo/Chromo	Immunosuppression	Initial Site	Additional sites	Country	Ref
1954/7/M*	P	N	L cheek	face, trunk, extremities	India	14
2000/12/F	P	N	L forehead	face, chest, arms, thighs; LAD	India	14
1980/6/M	P	N	R cheek	face, earlobe, trunk, arm, lung	El Salvador	15
1994/12/M*	P	N	R face	finger, elbow, toe; bone, regional LAD	Brazil	16
1993/13/M	P	N	unknown	“disseminated”	Pakistan	17
2008/10/M	P	N	legs	face, arms, upper back; LAD	India	18
1968/72/F	P	N	Nose	none	USA	19
1983/60/M	P	Y - pred	R forearm	R hand, thigh	USA	20
1988/62/F	P	Y - gold + pred	L 4th finger	none	USA	21
1990/32/F	P	N†	R forehead	forehead, inguinal folds, elbow; knee (bone), eyes, dissem LAD	Argentina	22
2005/85/F	P	Y - prednisol + aza	L arm	none	Japan	23
2008/49/M	P	Y - pred, tac, myco mof	R leg	none	USA	this case
1992/49/M	C	N	dorsal R 4th finger	none	Mexico	24
1993/62/M	C	Y - aza + pred (>16)	R 2nd finger	R forearm, elbow	USA	25
2002/78/M	C	N	L forearm	none	UK/Pakistan	26

Abbreviations: P – phaeohyphomycosis, C – chromoblastomycosis, pred – prednisone, prednisol – prednisolone, aza – azathioprine, tac – tacrolimus, myco mof – mycophenylate mofetil, LAD – lymphadenopathy.

^*Patient died.

^†Patient had a remote history of oral corticosteroids and disease was exacerbated during pregnancy.