We describe emergomycosis in a patient in Uganda with HIV infection. We tested a formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded skin biopsy to identify Emergomyces pasteurianus or a closely related pathogen by sequencing broad-range fungal PCR amplicons. Results suggest that emergomycosis is more widespread and genetically diverse than previously documented. PCR on tissue blocks may help clarify emergomycosis epidemiology.
Keywords: Broad-range fungal PCR; Emergomycosis; FFPE; Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded biopsy; Fungi; HIV/AIDS and other retroviruses; Uganda.