Auricular chromoblastomycosis caused byRhinocladiella aquaspersa
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- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Medical Mycology
- Vol. 36 (1) , 43-45
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02681219880000071
Abstract
An unusual case of chromoblastomycosis localized in the ear and caused by R.aquaspersa is presented. The patient was a 60-year-old male urban resident, who had had the disease for 5 years. The lesion was darkly pigmented, infiltrative and crusty. Sclerotic cells were seen on direct examinations and the fungus was recovered in culture and identified on the basis of the characteristic sporulation. Itraconazole therapy at a dose of 200 mg day−1 for 7 months produced complete healing.Keywords
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