title: Auricular chromomycosis.
abstract: Chromomycosis, a relatively uncommon infection caused by a variety of dematiaceous fungi, eg, Phialophora verrucosa, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Fonsecaea compacta, Cladosporium carrionii, Rhinocladiella aquaspersa, and Cladophialophora ajelloi, reflects a spectrum of disease ranging from an usually localized cutaneous form to rare visceral involvement. The cutaneous form has been reported to involve almost any site on the body surface. However, the lesions are usually confined to the extremities, face, or buttocks; other parts of the body are rarely affected. We report a case of chromomycosis that involved the auricle.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004431:Ear, External; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male