{"title":"Pestalotiopsis, a rare cause of mycetoma; A case report","authors":"Archana Keche , Satyaki Ganguly , Swati Gajbhiye , Girish Patil","doi":"10.1016/j.ijmmb.2024.100690","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Pestalotiopsis</em> is an appendage-bearing, well-known plant pathogen, and very few species are associated with human infections. To best of our knowledge, this is first report of <em>Pestalotiopsis</em> spp. isolated from mycetoma patient in India. A 66-year-old male farmer, having a history of twig prick, presented with a swollen foot and multiple discharging sinuses. 10 % KOH mount of tissue and grain showed fragmented fungal elements. White to pale honey-colored colonies with undulated edges and shiny black granules grew on potato dextrose agar. Characteristic fusiform, 5-celled conidia with 2–3 apical appendages seen on LPCB mount. Patient was treated with systemic Itraconazole successfully.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13284,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","volume":"51 ","pages":"Article 100690"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0255085724001658","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"IMMUNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Pestalotiopsis is an appendage-bearing, well-known plant pathogen, and very few species are associated with human infections. To best of our knowledge, this is first report of Pestalotiopsis spp. isolated from mycetoma patient in India. A 66-year-old male farmer, having a history of twig prick, presented with a swollen foot and multiple discharging sinuses. 10 % KOH mount of tissue and grain showed fragmented fungal elements. White to pale honey-colored colonies with undulated edges and shiny black granules grew on potato dextrose agar. Characteristic fusiform, 5-celled conidia with 2–3 apical appendages seen on LPCB mount. Patient was treated with systemic Itraconazole successfully.
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