title: Case report. A case of chromoblastomycosis effectively treated with terbinafine. Characteristics of chromoblastomycosis in the Kitasato region, Japan.
abstract: A 38-year-old male with history of trauma in the left gluteal region 20 years ago presented with a dark red skin eruption at the traumatized area. It gradually grew to form an erythematous plaque with a well-defined border. Clinical findings and mycological cultures resulted in the diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi. After initial administration of 5-fluorocytosine and local heat an almost complete cure was achieved with terbinafine combined with local heat therapy. A review is given on the chromoblastomycosis cases observed in the Kitasato region in Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanuma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hiramatsu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kume
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katsuoka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077291:Terbinafine
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D000077291:Terbinafine