MUSCLE FUNGAL GRANULOMA DUE TO CLADOSPORIUM SPECIES: A NOVEL SURPRISE

Abstract

The spectrum of mycotic diseases continue to expand, making it challenging for treatment of infections caused by a diverse array of opportunistic fungi especially in immuno-compromised individuals. The species of Cladosporium implicated in human infections is found as causative agents for infections of the central nervous system, lung, liver, keratitis, and dental granulomas. Involvement of a muscle by a fungal granuloma in an immunocompromised individual by Cladosporium species is very rare and has been never reported before to the best of our knowledge. Below we present a novel case of a 34 year old, Post-transplant Immunocompromised male to have developed a lump within the Triceps Brachii muscle which was found to be a Cladosporium Cladosporioides granuloma and was treated successfully with a multimodal approach of Surgery and Voriconazole anti-fungal therapy.