A case of extensive chromoblastomycosis from North India
Open Access
- 1 January 2014
- journal article
- case report
- Published by FapUNIFESP (SciELO) in Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (1) , 275-277
- https://doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822014005000025
Abstract
A case of extensive chromoblastomycosis of the right leg and thigh with verruciform to nodular lesions evolving rapidly over five years duration is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by visualizing pathognomonic pigmented muriform bodies with unique septate hyphae and mycological culture yielding Fonsecaea pedrosoi.Keywords
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