Polycytella hominis gen. et sp. nov., a cause of human pale grain mycetoma

J Med Vet Mycol. 1987 Oct;25(5):301-5. doi: 10.1080/02681218780000341.

Abstract

A hyphomycete isolated from a pale-grain eumycetoma in an indian male patient is described as a species of a new form-genus, Polycytella hominis. The fungus is characterized by elongate multiseptate conidia in which only the apical compartment becomes thick-walled and retains viable cytoplasm. The appearance of P. hominis in the host tissues is described and compared with other pale-grain eumycetomas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Foot Dermatoses / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitosporic Fungi / classification*
  • Mitosporic Fungi / cytology
  • Mitosporic Fungi / isolation & purification
  • Mycetoma / microbiology*