Chromomycosis. The association of fungal elements and wood splinters.
In two separate specimens received for histopathologic examination, pigmented fungal elements were found within or on embedded wood splinters associated with a foreign-body reaction. The fungus was found to be in direct contact with the surrounding dermis. These findings support the concept of inoculation as a pathogenetic mechanism in cutaneous chromomycosis.
D000368:Aged; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014934:Wood