title: Auricular chromoblastomycosis: a case report and review of published literature.
abstract: Subcutaneous chromoblastomycosis is an infection commonly seen in tropical and subtropical climates, usually caused by trauma with vegetables and often affects the host's lower limbs. We report a case of auricular chromoblastomycosis in a 67-year-old man and discuss the rarity of this clinical manifestation of chromoblastomycosis in the medical literature. In the present case, the etiologic agent was Fonsecaea pedrosoi, the most common agent found in Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Especializanda em Dermatologia da Fundação Técnico Educacional Souza Marques-Pele Saudável, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Katlein
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: França
authors.forename: Ricardo Tadeu
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: Viviane Reis de Azevedo
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.forename: Ana Carolina C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Katyane
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Massucatti
authors.forename: Daniella
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fukumaru
authors.forename: Valcinir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bedin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001938:Brazil; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017679:Cryotherapy / Q000379:methods; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole