Exophiala dermatitidis

Figure 1 Colonies of Exophiala dermatitidis on Chromogenic Agar CHROMagar^® Candida plate. Sputum sample of pneumonia patient from our institution. Many black, yeast-like colonies were observed.

Figure 2 A colony of Exophiala dermatitidis on potato dextrose agar. Sputum sample of pneumonia patient from our institution, 21 d after cultivation. A very large black colony was yielded.

Figure 3 Appearance of Exophiala dermatitidis under differential interference contrast microscope. Sputum sample of pneumonia patient from our institution. The diphasic form was observed.

Figure 4 Appearance of Exophiala dermatitidis under stereoscopic microscope. Sputum sample of pneumonia patient from our institution. Melanized, dimorphic, dematiaceous, and hyphal-growth-state fungus, with multiple conidial forms, was confirmed.