Paecilomyces lilacinus and Exophiala spp. infection in a renal transplant patient
Keywords:
Paecilomyces lilacinus, hialohiphomycosis, Exophiala spp., pheohyphomycosis, kidney transplantAbstract
Case report of a 61 year old kidney transplanted patient, with injuries in skin
of 8 months of evolution caused at the same time by a hialohiphomycosis (Paecilomyces lilacinus) and by a pheohyphomycosis (Exophiala spp.),which are fungal
opportunistic infections in inmunocompromised patients.
Author Biographies
Ana Milena Montes
Médica, residente de dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Isabel Cristina Sánchez
Médica general, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, D.C., Colombia
Juan Esteban Arroyave
Médicos dermatólogos, Unidad de Dermatología, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
Luz Adriana Vásquez
Médicos dermatólogos, Unidad de Dermatología, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
Verónica Molina
Médicos dermatólogos, Unidad de Dermatología, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
Catalina de Bedouth
Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Medellín, Colombia
Ana Cristina Ruiz
Médica dermatopatóloga, Departamento de Patología, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia
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11. Schooneveld TV, Freifeld A, Lesiak B, Kalil A, Sutton DA, Iwen PC. Paecilomyces lilacinus infection in a liver transplant patient: Case report and review of the literature. Transpl Infect Dis. 2008;10:117-22.
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14. Hidalgo I, Galimberti R, Galimberti G, Guanella B, Kowalczuk A. Lymphocutaneous nocardiosis and cutaneous pheohyphomycosis in a liver transplant recipient. Int J Dermatol. 2008;47:571-4
15. Mathew R, Abraham G, Kalyani J. Late onset phaeomycotic cyst in a renal transplant recipient. Int J Dermatol. 2002;41:894-7.
2. Hall VC, Goyal S, Davis MDP, Walsh JS. Cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis caused by Paecilomyces Lilacinus: Report of three cases and review of the literature. Int J Dermatol. 2004;43:648-53
3. Singal A, Pandhi D, Bhattacharya SN, Das S, Aggarwal S, Mishra K. Pheohyphomycosis caused by Exophiala spinifera: A rare occurrence. Int J Dermatol. 2008;47:44-7
4. Cermeño JR, Torres JM. Sensibilidad de hongos miceliares dematiáceos a diez antifúngicos empleando un método de difusión en agar. Rev Iberoam Micol. 2001;18:113-7
5. Fishman JA. Infection in solid-organ transplant recipients. N Engl J Med. 2007;357:2601-14
6. Snydman DR. Infection in solid organ transplantation. Transpl Infect Dis. 1999;1:21-8
7. Chug KS, Sharma SC, Singh V, Sakhuja V, Jha V, Gupta KL. Spectrum of dermatological lesions in renal allograft recipients in a tropical environment. Dermatology. 1994;188:108-12.
8. Formicone F, Fargnoli MC, Pisani F, Rascente M, Famulari A, Peris K. Cutaneous manifestations in Italian kidney transplant recipients. Transplant Proc. 2005;37:2527-8.
9. Lott M, Sheehan D, Davis L. Case reports:Paecilomyces lilacinus infection with a sporotrichoid pattern in a renal transplant patient. J Drugs Dermatol.2007;6:436-9.
10. Saberhagen C, Klotz SA, Bartholomew W, Drews D, Dixon A. Infection due to Paecilomyces lilacinus: A challenging clinical identification. Clin Infect Dis. 1997;25:1411-3.
11. Schooneveld TV, Freifeld A, Lesiak B, Kalil A, Sutton DA, Iwen PC. Paecilomyces lilacinus infection in a liver transplant patient: Case report and review of the literature. Transpl Infect Dis. 2008;10:117-22.
12. Arango M, Castañeda E. Micosis humanas. Procedimientos diagnósticos. Segunda edición. Medellín: Corporación para investigaciones biológicas e Instituto Nacional de Salud;2003.p.118-124
13. Pastor FJ, Guarro J. El papel del voriconazol en el tratamiento de las micosis emergentes. Rev Iberoam Micol. 2007;24:228-32
14. Hidalgo I, Galimberti R, Galimberti G, Guanella B, Kowalczuk A. Lymphocutaneous nocardiosis and cutaneous pheohyphomycosis in a liver transplant recipient. Int J Dermatol. 2008;47:571-4
15. Mathew R, Abraham G, Kalyani J. Late onset phaeomycotic cyst in a renal transplant recipient. Int J Dermatol. 2002;41:894-7.
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Montes AM, Sánchez IC, Arroyave JE, Vásquez LA, Molina V, de Bedouth C, et al. Paecilomyces lilacinus and Exophiala spp. infection in a renal transplant patient. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 4 [cited 2026 Mar. 17];19(4):330-4. Available from: https://revistaasocoldermaorgco.biteca.online/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/354
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Montes AM, Sánchez IC, Arroyave JE, Vásquez LA, Molina V, de Bedouth C, et al. Paecilomyces lilacinus and Exophiala spp. infection in a renal transplant patient. rev. asoc. colomb. dermatol. cir. dematol. [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 4 [cited 2026 Mar. 17];19(4):330-4. Available from: https://revistaasocoldermaorgco.biteca.online/index.php/asocolderma/article/view/354
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