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CARD9 mutation linked to Corynespora cassiicola infection in a Chinese patient.
The British journal of dermatology - 1 Jan 2016
Yan X X, Yu C P, Fu X A, Bao F F, Du D H, Wang C, Wang N, Wang S F, Shi Z X, Zhou G Z, Tian H Q, Liu H, Zhang F R
Abstract excerpt
Corynespora cassiicola is a plant pathogen associated with leaf-spotting disease. The fungus has been found on diverse substrates: leaves, stems and roots of plants; nematode cysts and human skin. It rarely causes human infections. Here we report one case of subcutaneous phaeohyphomycosis caused by C. cassiicola with prominent tissue necrosis in a woman. All of her clinical features pointed towards a genetic...
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