Pseudotumoral presentation of fungating mycetoma caused by Phaeoacremonium fuscum in a renal transplant patient. Issue 6 (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McGrogan, D.; David, M.D.; Roberts, C.; Borman, A.M.; Nath, J.; Inston, N.G.; Mellor, S.
• Is Part Of: Transplant infectious disease. Volume 17:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: 897
• Page End: 903
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Madura foot -- renal transplant -- Phaeoacremonium; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- Complications -- Periodicals; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 617.01
• DOI: 10.1111/tid.12462
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1398-2273

Abstract

Abstract: Eumycetoma is an unusual infection in immunocompromised patients outside the tropics, caused by a variety of fungal pathogens. We describe the case of a 51‐year‐old renal transplant recipient who presented with a large pseudotumoral foot lesion necessitating complete surgical excision of the lesion. Cultures and molecular diagnosis confirmed Phaeoacremonium fuscum . This is the first case, to our knowledge, of fungating mycetoma caused by this fungal species in a solid organ transplant recipient.