ABSTRACT
The term “dematiaceous fungi” refers to a heterogeneous group of darkly pigmented fungal organisms, which derive their coloration from melanin in the cell walls, and produce brown yeast-like cells, pseudohyphae, and irregular true hyphae in tissues. Being commonly present in the soil, plants, and other environments, dematiaceous fungi are introduced into human hosts through inhalation, or after injury and other traumatic events, causing a range of super–cial and deep infections that are collectively known as chromoblastomycosis, eumycetoma, and phaeohyphomycosis.
