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Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii
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Chromoblastomycosis

Paweł M. Krzyściak
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Małgorzata Pindycka-Piaszczyńska
,
Michał Piaszczyński

Postep Derm Alergol 2014; XXXI, 5: 310–321
Online publish date: 2014/10/22
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Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The infection usually results from a traumatic injury and inoculation of microorganism from a specific group of dematiaceous fungi (usually Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Phialophora verrucosa, Cladophialophora carrionii). In the tissues fungi produce characteristic sclerotic cells or muriform cells. Dermal lesions can range from small nodules to large papillary-like eruptions. The disease has been described worldwide but the prevalence is higher in rural populations in countries with a tropical or subtropical climate, such as Madagascar in Africa and Brazil in South America. Diagnostic techniques are based on direct examination, culture and histopathology. Despite a variety of treatment modalities, which include long courses of antifungals, surgical excision and destructive physical therapies, the disease remains one of the most difficult deep mycotic infections to eradicate.
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diagnosis, epidemiology, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, mycoses, treatment

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