Chromoblastomycosis: an exuberant case.
Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous mycotic infection caused by dematiaceous saprophytic moulds. The most frequently isolated agent is Fonsecae pedrosoi. This article reports a case of a man from the Amazon region in Northern Brazil who presented with a lesion of 12 months' duration, which gradually increased in size until covering the majority of his right leg. A successful treatment with itraconazole was performed.
Private practice - Manaus (AM), Brazil, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Nathália Matos
NM
Gomes
Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Thales Costa
TC
Bastos
Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Kátia Santana
KS
Cruz
Fundação de Medicina Tropical Doutor Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
Fábio
F
Francesconi
D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D020508:Fungi, Unclassified; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole