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Editorial |
| Article Title |
<Italic>Exophiala dermatitidis</Italic>
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| All Author List |
Daisuke Usuda, Toshihiro Higashikawa, Yuta Hotchi, Kenki Usami, Shintaro Shimozawa, Shungo Tokunaga, Ippei Osugi, Risa Katou, Sakurako Ito, Toshihiko Yoshizawa, Suguru Asako, Kentaro Mishima, Akihiko Kondo, Keiko Mizuno, Hiroki Takami, Takayuki Komatsu, Jiro Oba, Tomohisa Nomura and Manabu Sugita |
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| Corresponding Author |
Daisuke Usuda, MD, MSc, PhD, Doctor, Lecturer, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-10 Takanodai, Nerima-ku 177-8521, Tokyo, Japan. d.usuda.qa@juntendo.ac.jp |
| Key Words |
Exophiala dermatitidis; Black yeast; Immunocompromised host; Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry; Ribosomal ribonucleic acid; Antifungal drugs |
| Core Tip |
Exophiala is a genus comprising several species of opportunistic black yeasts, which belongs to Ascomycotina, and it is a rare cause of fungal infections. The final identification of this organism should be achieved through a combination of several methods, including the newly introduced diagnostic analysis, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry, together with sequencing of the ribosomal ribonucleic acid internal transcribed spacer region of the fungi, and histological and culture findings. Most forms of disease caused by this pathogen require aggressive combination therapies: both surgical intervention and aggressive antifungal therapy with novel compounds and azoles are necessary for effective treatment. Today, detailed knowledge regarding this pathogen is scarce, so further studies are required in order to collect evidence. |
| Publish Date |
2021-09-16 08:48 |
| Citation |
Usuda D, Higashikawa T, Hotchi Y, Usami K, Shimozawa S, Tokunaga S, Osugi I, Katou R, Ito S, Yoshizawa T, Asako S, Mishima K, Kondo A, Mizuno K, Takami H, Komatsu T, Oba J, Nomura T, Sugita M. Exophiala dermatitidis. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(27): 7963-7972 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v9/i27/7963.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i27.7963 |
