Affiliations 

  • 1 M. Suppiah MMBS, FRCS (Glasgow), FRCSI. District Hospital, 84000 Muar, Johor
  • 2 C.S. Chin BSc. Hons. Bacteriology Division, Institute of Medical Research, 50588 Kuala Lumpur
  • 3 K.C. Keah, BSc. Hons. Pathology Laboratory, District Hospital, 84000 Muar, Johor
Med J Malaysia, 1987 Dec;42(4):306-8.
PMID: 3454404

Abstract

Human infections due to Phialophora richardsiae, first described in 1968, is usually associated with subcutaneous cysts, although there have been reported cases of ulcerative lesions with discharging sinuses as well as infection of bones and tendon sheaths.1,2,3 Because infections by P.richardsiae are rare and the fungus relatively unknown in Malaysia, it was thought worthwhile to report the isolation of this fungus from a cutaneous lesion.

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