AUTHOR=Mijiti Juhaer , Pan Bo , de Hoog Sybren , Horie Yoshikazu , Matsuzawa Tetsuhiro , Yilifan Yilixiati , Liu Yong , Abliz Parida , Pan Weihua , Deng Danqi , Guo Yun , Zhang Peiliang , Liao Wanqing , Deng Shuwen 

TITLE=Severe Chromoblastomycosis-Like Cutaneous Infection Caused by Chrysosporium keratinophilum

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Microbiology

VOLUME=8

YEAR=2017

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/microbiology/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00083

DOI=10.3389/fmicb.2017.00083

ISSN=1664-302X

ABSTRACT=<p><italic>Chrysosporium</italic> species are saprophytic filamentous fungi commonly found in the soil, dung, and animal fur. Subcutaneous infection caused by this organism is rare in humans. We report a case of subcutaneous fungal infection caused by <italic>Chrysosporium keratinophilum</italic> in a 38-year-old woman. The patient presented with severe chromoblastomycosis-like lesions on the left side of the jaw and neck for 6 years. She also got tinea corporis on her trunk since she was 10 years old. <italic>Chrysosporium keratinophilum</italic> was isolated from the tissue on the neck and scales on the trunk, respectively. The patient showed satisfactory response to itraconazole therapy, although she discontinued the follow-up.</p>