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A 26-year-old woman from Grand Cayman Island with a 3-month history of a lump in the left breast was presumptively diagnosed as having a carcinoma. A segmental resection was attempted. Histologic examination of the biopsied tissue showed extensive granulomatous inflammation, necrosis, and septate,
Scolecobasidium humicola, a soil fungus and etiologic agent of phaeohyphomycosis in fish, is herein reported to cause cutaneous lesions in a tortoise, Terrapine carolina var. carolina. S. humicola was isolated from lesions on the foot and dematiaceous hyphae were observed in KOH preparations of the
The black yeast Exophiala dermatitidis is a widespread polyextremophile and human pathogen, that is found in extreme natural habitats and man-made environments such as dishwashers. It can cause various diseases ranging from phaeohyphomycosis and systemic infections, with fatality rates reaching 40%.