A Case of Phaeomycotic Subcutaneous Abscess Caused by Wangiella Dermatitidis.
- Author:
Seung Churl LEE
;
Inn Ki CHUN
;
Young Pio KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Phaeomycotic subcutaneous abscess;
Wangiella dermatitidis
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Adult;
Axilla;
Biopsy;
Exophiala*;
Fungal Structures;
Granuloma;
Humans;
Ketoconazole;
Korea;
Male;
Neck
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1986;24(5):692-696
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We present here a case of phaeornycotic subcutaneous abscess caused by Wangiella dermatitidis in a 34-year-old male, who had multiple asymptomatic subcutaneous masses of 7 months duration over the neck and right axilla. ]n this case, we could observe typical gross colony morphology of W. dermatitidis. which showed creamy greyish, yeast-like colony with aerial mycelia after 3 to 4 weeks. ]n histopathologic study, we found mixed cell granuloma and fungal structure in biopsy specimen. We comfirmed W. dermatitidis by exoantigen test, and treated the subcutaneous lesions by surgical excision and ketoconazole with good result. This case is the first reported in Korea.
