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Intraoral Phaeohyphomycosis, Yeshwant B. Rawal, John R. Kalmar
Intraoral Phaeohyphomycosis, Yeshwant B. Rawal, John R. Kalmar
School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications
Phaeohyphomycosis is an infection caused by pigment-producing saprophytic fungi. Systemic infections may occur in the immunocompromised patient. Infection in healthy individuals may result in subcutaneous abscess formation. Oral lesions appear to be rare. A case of intraoral phaeohyphomycosis presenting as a well-demarcated, painful nodule of the anterior hard palate in a 12-year-old healthy male is described. The mass was excised and the diagnosis was established following histopathologic examination of the tissue.