title: Two cases of chromomycosis.
abstract: More than 190 cases of chromomycosis have been reported in Japan since the first one in 1933. We encountered two cases of this fungal disease in the last four years. The diagnosis of chromomycosis is still difficult, especially in the early stage and brain metastasis is frequently seen in this country. We report here these two cases with a discussion on clinical manifestations of previous reports in Japan for early diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology