Brown pigmented hyphae in specimens from cutaneous or subcutaneous lesions are characteristic of
A) phaeohyphomycosis.
B) pityriasis.
C) mycetoma.
D) chromoblastomycosis.
E) sporotrichosis.

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Phaeohyphomycosis is characterized by the presence of brown pigmented hyphae in tissue specimens, which is due to the melanin in the cell walls of the fungi causing the infection.

Brown Pigmented Hyphae in Specimens from Cutaneous or Subcutaneous Lesions