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*Also called Phaeohyphomycosis
*Opportunistic
*Infects horses, dogs and humans
**Found in wounds and abrasions
*Caused by [[Dermatophytosis|dematiaceous fungi]]
**''Dactylaria gallopava, Exophiala pisciphila, E. salmonis, Scolecobasidium humicola, S. tshawytschae, Drechslera, Exophilia jeanselmeri, E. verrucosa, Fonsecaea pelrosoi''
*Nodular and ulcerating lesions of the skin on the feet, legs and occasionally eyes (in turkeys)
**Regional granulomatous lymphadenitis
*Single cells or clusters, spherical and thick-walled
*Brown pigmented fungal elements
*Multiply by cross-wall formation or splitting (not budding)
*Grows on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar ar room temperature
**Slow growth
**Takes one month
*For further information, see [[Dermatophytosis|dematiaceous fungi]]
[[Category:Subcutaneous_Mycoses]]