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Cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis due to Petriella setifera following traumatic inoculation in an immunocompetent host.

ABSTRACT: A common cause of subcutaneous mycoses in immunocompetent patients is traumatic inoculation. This is the first reported case of cutaneous infection with Petriella setifera in a human host. A 49-year-old immunocompetent man sustained a splinter from his wooden deck, which resulted in a chronic cutaneous lesion. Originally identified as Scedosporium species on microscopic examination, genome sequencing of the internal transcribed spaces (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) identified the mold as Petriella setifera, a common environmental fungus responsible for wood rot. The patient underwent excision and antifungal therapy with cure.

SUBMITTER: Cerne C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8055524 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Cutaneous hyalohyphomycosis due to Petriella setifera following traumatic inoculation in an immunocompetent host.

Cerne Carlie C Seyedmousavi Seyedmojtaba S Bennett John E JE

Medical mycology case reports 20210326

A common cause of subcutaneous mycoses in immunocompetent patients is traumatic inoculation. This is the first reported case of cutaneous infection with Petriella setifera in a human host. A 49-year-old immunocompetent man sustained a splinter from his wooden deck, which resulted in a chronic cutaneous lesion. Originally identified as Scedosporium species on microscopic examination, genome sequencing of the internal transcribed spaces (ITS) region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) identified ...[more]

PMID: 33898213

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