Subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by plant pathogenic Corynespora cassiicola: A case report.

Chin J Traumatol

Department of Laboratory Medicine, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400042, China. Electronic address:

Published: November 2022

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  • - Corynespora cassiicola is a common plant pathogen that typically leads to leaf-spotting diseases in tropical and subtropical climates, and it rarely infects humans.
  • - A case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis was reported in a 76-year-old Chinese man who had an abscess and painful discharge in his right leg due to C. cassiicola.
  • - The patient underwent successful treatment with systemic voriconazole and wound debridement, resulting in the disappearance of the lesion within 20 days.

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Corynespora cassiicola is a common plant pathogen responsible for leaf-spotting diseases in the tropical and subtropical areas. C. cassiicola seldom causes human infections. Here we describe a case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by C. cassiicola in a 76-year-old Chinese man, who presented to our hospital with a purulent discharge and painful sensation on his right leg. Skin biopsy revealed an abscess, and culture confirmed C. cassiicola to be the causative agent. The result was further identified by sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region. The patient was successfully treated with systemic voriconazole and wound debridement: the lesion disappeared after 20 days.

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