Chromoblastomycosis: an exuberant case.
| Autor: | Gomes NM; Private practice - Manaus (AM), Brazil, Manaus, AM, Brazil., Bastos TC; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil., Cruz KS; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil., Francesconi F; Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Anais brasileiros de dermatologia [An Bras Dermatol] 2014 Mar-Apr; Vol. 89 (2), pp. 351-2. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20142621 |
| Abstrakt: | Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous mycotic infection caused by dematiaceous saprophytic moulds. The most frequently isolated agent is Fonsecae pedrosoi. This article reports a case of a man from the Amazon region in Northern Brazil who presented with a lesion of 12 months' duration, which gradually increased in size until covering the majority of his right leg. A successful treatment with itraconazole was performed. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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