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A rare case of refractory facial phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladosporium halotolerans successfully treated with aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy by Hongyu Zhou; Xiujiao Xia; Yanqing Wang; Yangyang Ma; Yige Zhao; Panpan Wang; Chenyu Tang; Ping Wang is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is A rare case of refractory facial phaeohyphomycosis caused by Cladosporium halotolerans successfully treated with aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy about?
A 55-year-old female presented with a gradually enlarged red plaque and ulceration on the right side of her nose, face and suborbital region for ten years. The histopathologic features indicated infectious granuloma. The results of the fungal culture of the tissue and DNA sequencing identified as Cladosporium halotolerans infection. The patient was diagnosed with phaeohyphomycosis due to Cladosporium halotolerans. In this case, it was unsuitable for surgical treatment since the lesion was located periorbital. Furthermore, the patient had a poor response to oral itraconazole (400 mg/d) for 9 months. Therefore, ALA-PDT was added to the treatment regimen. The patient received ALA-PDT irradiation 5 times at 2-week intervals and achieved significant clinical remission. We believe that ALA-PDT may be an effective and safe adjuvant therapy.
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- Author
- Hongyu Zhou; Xiujiao Xia; Yanqing Wang; Yangyang Ma; Yige Zhao; Panpan Wang; Chenyu Tang; Ping Wang
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)