Subcutaneous infection caused by Corynespora cassiicola, a plant pathogen

Hong-Kai Huang; Chun-Eng Liu; Jia-Hung Liou; Han-Chung Hsiue; Cheng-Hsiang Hsiao; Po-Ren Hsueh

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2009.11.002

Subcutaneous infection caused by Corynespora cassiicola, a plant pathogen

J Infect. 2010 Feb;60(2):188-90. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.11.002. Epub 2009 Nov 17.

Authors

Hong-Kai Huang, Chun-Eng Liu, Jia-Hung Liou, Han-Chung Hsiue, Cheng-Hsiang Hsiao, Po-Ren Hsueh

PMID: 19925826
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2009.11.002

Abstract

We describe a 69-year-old female farmer with diabetes mellitus who developed subcutaneous infection due to a plant pathogen, Corynespora cassiicola. The organism was identified based on characteristic morphotypes and confirmed by sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions. The patient was treated successfully with amphotericin B therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Ascomycota / classification
Ascomycota / genetics
Ascomycota / isolation & purification*
DNA, Fungal / chemistry
DNA, Fungal / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
Dermatomycoses / diagnosis*
Dermatomycoses / microbiology
Dermatomycoses / pathology
Diabetes Complications
Female
Humans
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Soft Tissue Infections / microbiology*
Soft Tissue Infections / pathology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antifungal Agents
DNA, Fungal
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
Amphotericin B