Treatment of chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi with low-dose terbinafine.
Chromoblastomycosis, or chromomycosis, is a chronic fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by a species of dematiaceous fungi. We present a patient with chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi, who was treated with 8 months of terbinafine 250 mg by mouth daily with histologic and mycologic cure.
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University of Florida College of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Gainsville, USA.
Ramos-Caro
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D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001706:Biopsy; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D000077291:Terbinafine
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D009281:Naphthalenes; D000077291:Terbinafine