Abstract:

To report a case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis manifested as cystic acne caused by Cladosporium cladosporioides.A male patient, 21 years old, was suffered from cysts and nodules on the face and neck for fiver years.He was diagnosed phaeohyphomycosis according to the findings of fungal elements in histopathological examination and direct microscopic examination of cyst pus, with the positive fungal culture result of the cyst pus.After a 4-month treatment with oral itraconazole 400 mg/d, he almost completely resolved the inflammatory lesions with some residual scarring.

Key words: Cladosporium cladosporioides, cystic ance, phaeohyphomycosis