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Phaeohyphomycosis

MedGen UID:
452374
Concept ID:
C0276721
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Phaeohyphomycoses
SNOMED CT: Dematiaceous fungal infection (47158003); Phaeohyphomycosis (47158003); Infection by dematiaceous fungi (47158003)
 
HPO: HP:6000031
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001867

Definition

Phaeohyphomycosis refers to infections due to a large group of heterogenous organisms called dematiaceous or melanized fungi. These fungi are distinguished by the predominance of melanin in their cell walls, which likely acts as a virulence factor. Virtually, everyone is exposed to dematiaceous fungi through inhalation, as they are ubiquitous in the environment, although the development of infection is extremely uncommon. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPhaeohyphomycosis

Conditions with this feature

Predisposition to invasive fungal disease due to CARD9 deficiency
MedGen UID:
347128
Concept ID:
C1859353
Disease or Syndrome
A rare genetic primary immunodeficiency with characteristics of increased susceptibility to fungal infections that typically manifest as recurrent, chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis, systemic candidiasis with meningoencephalitis and deep dermatophytosis. Dermatophytes invade skin, hair, nails, lymph nodes and brain, resulting in erythematosquamous lesions, nodular subcutaneous or ulcerative infiltrations, severe onychomycosis and lymphadenopathy.

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Lima ACC, Santos DWCL, Hirata SH, Nishikaku AS, Enokihara MMSES, Ogawa MM
Int J Dermatol 2022 Mar;61(3):346-351. Epub 2021 Oct 11 doi: 10.1111/ijd.15948. PMID: 34633082
Hoenigl M, Levitz SM, Schuetz AN, Zhang SX, Cornely OA
mBio 2021 Feb 23;12(1) doi: 10.1128/mBio.02920-20. PMID: 33622731Free PMC Article
Cornely OA, Cuenca-Estrella M, Meis JF, Ullmann AJ
Clin Microbiol Infect 2014 Apr;20 Suppl 3:1-4. doi: 10.1111/1469-0691.12569. PMID: 24606200

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

He Y, Zheng HL, Mei H, Lv GX, Liu WD, Li XF
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:895329. Epub 2022 Jun 13 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.895329. PMID: 35770068Free PMC Article
Kieselová K, Gomes T, Santiago F, Martinha H
Acta Med Port 2021 Nov 2;34(11):774-778. Epub 2020 Oct 12 doi: 10.20344/amp.13496. PMID: 33054931
Arcobello JT, Revankar SG
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Feb;41(1):131-140. Epub 2020 Jan 30 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-3400957. PMID: 32000289
Ramos-E-Silva M, Lima CM, Schechtman RC, Trope BM, Carneiro S
Clin Dermatol 2010 Mar 4;28(2):217-25. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.008. PMID: 20347666
Revankar SG
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2006 Sep;20(3):609-20. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2006.06.004. PMID: 16984871

Diagnosis

Arcobello JT, Revankar SG
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Feb;41(1):131-140. Epub 2020 Jan 30 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-3400957. PMID: 32000289
Wong EH, Revankar SG
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2016 Mar;30(1):165-78. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.10.007. PMID: 26897066
Rawal YB, Kalmar JR
Head Neck Pathol 2012 Dec;6(4):481-5. Epub 2012 May 24 doi: 10.1007/s12105-012-0357-4. PMID: 22623083Free PMC Article
Rinaldi MG
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jan;14(1):147-53. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70335-1. PMID: 8821168
Milam CP, Fenske NA
Dermatol Clin 1989 Apr;7(2):219-25. PMID: 2670367

Therapy

Arcobello JT, Revankar SG
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Feb;41(1):131-140. Epub 2020 Jan 30 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-3400957. PMID: 32000289
Wong EH, Revankar SG
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2016 Mar;30(1):165-78. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.10.007. PMID: 26897066
Keating GM
Drugs 2005;65(11):1553-67; discussion 1568-9. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200565110-00007. PMID: 16033292
Rinaldi MG
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jan;14(1):147-53. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70335-1. PMID: 8821168
Milam CP, Fenske NA
Dermatol Clin 1989 Apr;7(2):219-25. PMID: 2670367

Prognosis

He Y, Zheng HL, Mei H, Lv GX, Liu WD, Li XF
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022;12:895329. Epub 2022 Jun 13 doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.895329. PMID: 35770068Free PMC Article
Caviedes MP, Torre AC, Eliceche ML, Valdivia Monteros DC, Volonteri VI, Galimberti RL
Int J Dermatol 2017 Apr;56(4):415-420. doi: 10.1111/ijd.13590. PMID: 28295266
Ramos-E-Silva M, Lima CM, Schechtman RC, Trope BM, Carneiro S
Clin Dermatol 2010 Mar 4;28(2):217-25. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.008. PMID: 20347666
Rinaldi MG
Dermatol Clin 1996 Jan;14(1):147-53. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8635(05)70335-1. PMID: 8821168
Palaoglu S, Sav A, Basak T, Yalcinlar Y, Scheithauer BW
Neurosurgery 1993 Nov;33(5):894-7. doi: 10.1227/00006123-199311000-00018. PMID: 8264889

Clinical prediction guides

Harrison I, Patel B, Kunzler E, Walker A, Missall T, Motaparthi K
J Cutan Pathol 2024 May;51(5):387-392. Epub 2024 Feb 17 doi: 10.1111/cup.14596. PMID: 38366893
Xia X, Liu Z, Shen H
Int J Infect Dis 2023 Sep;134:99-101. Epub 2023 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2023.05.066. PMID: 37268101
Zhang Y, Li R
Methods Mol Biol 2023;2667:159-168. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3199-7_12. PMID: 37145283
Galezowski A, Delyon J, Le Cleach L, Guégan S, Ducroux E, Alanio A, Lastennet D, Moguelet P, Dadban A, Leccia MT, Le Pelletier F, Francès C, Lebbé C, Barete S; Skin and Organ Transplantation Group of the French Society of Dermatology
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Aug;83(2):455-462. Epub 2020 Jan 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2019.12.064. PMID: 31931081
Gao L, Sun Y, He C, Zeng T, Li M
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2017 Dec;61(12) Epub 2017 Nov 22 doi: 10.1128/AAC.00948-17. PMID: 28923863Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Bejarano JIC, de Los Santos AM, Cisneros Saldaña D, Zambrano Lucio M, Pérez Cavazos S, Espinosa Villaseñor F, de la O Cavazos ME, Aparicio DNV
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 2023 Feb 9;12(1):10-20. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piac106. PMID: 36170027
Radcliffe C, Radcliffe AJ, Azar MM, Grant M
Transpl Infect Dis 2022 Apr;24(2):e13819. Epub 2022 Mar 14 doi: 10.1111/tid.13819. PMID: 35253959
Zargham H, Gabrielli S, Giordano CN, Higgins HW 2nd
Dermatol Surg 2021 Jan 1;47(1):94-97. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000002761. PMID: 32932265
Ramírez Soto MC, Malaga G
Int J Dermatol 2017 Oct;56(10):1037-1045. Epub 2017 Jul 3 doi: 10.1111/ijd.13665. PMID: 28670680
Kantarcioglu AS, Guarro J, De Hoog S, Apaydin H, Kiraz N
Med Mycol 2017 Aug 1;55(6):579-604. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myw124. PMID: 28007938

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