| Literature DB >> 24432213 |
Melanie Figtree1, Kerry Weeks1, Leonie Chan1, Arda Leyton2, Andrew Bowes3, Bruno Giuffre4, Martin Sullivan5, Bernard J Hudson1.
Abstract
Colletotrichum species have been rarely implicated in human disease. We describe a case of deep soft tissue mycosis following a penetrating injury with a lemon tree thorn. Direct Blankophor BA (Bayer) stain from intraoperative tissue showed fungal elements. Pure growth fungus was apparent at 2-4 days. Morphological features provisionally identified the isolate as a coelomycetous fungus, likely Colletotrichum species. This was confirmed with molecular analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) region.Entities:
Keywords: Colletotrichum; Deep soft tissue mycosis; Internal transcribed spacer region
Year: 2013 PMID： 24432213 PMCID： PMC3885927 DOI： 10.1016/j.mmcr.2013.01.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Mycol Case Rep ISSN： 2211-7539