Subcutaneous fungal infections.
Subcutaneous mycoses are common in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. These infections have multiple features in common, including similar epidemiology, mode of transmission, indolent chronic presentation with low potential for dissemination in immunocompetent hosts, and pyogranulomatous lesions on histopathology. Herein, we provide up-to-date epidemiologic, clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic data for three important subcutaneous mycoses: chromoblastomycosis, mycetoma, and sporotrichosis.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1900 University Boulevard, Tinsley Harrison Tower 229, Birmingham, AL, 35294-0006, USA.
Ricardo M
RM
La Hoz
John W
JW
Baddley