Relhan, Vineet ; Sandhu, Jaspriya ; Khurana, Nita ; Chowdhary, Anuradha (2020) Pheohyphomycosis: A curious case of cyst Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, 86 (5). p. 542. ISSN 0378-6323
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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_141_18
Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijdvl.IJDVL_141_18
Abstract
Sir, Many fungi causing human disease may be melanized and are known as “dematiaceous fungi.” Pheoid fungi may cause clinical syndromes ranging from insidious cutaneous disease to life-threatening infections involving the central nervous system.[1] When these fungi cause subcutaneous infections, it is known as pheohyphomycosis. Melanin acts as a virulence factor for the fungus as it has scavenging properties and protects it from phagocytosis by neutrophils owing to which the fungus can cause disease in the immunocompetent host as well.
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| Deposited On: | 16 Apr 2021 11:44 |
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