title: A case of extensive chromoblastomycosis from North India.
abstract: A case of extensive chromoblastomycosis of the right leg and thigh with verruciform to nodular lesions evolving rapidly over five years duration is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by visualizing pathognomonic pigmented muriform bodies with unique septate hyphae and mycological culture yielding Fonsecaea pedrosoi.
authors.affiliation: Departament of Dermatology Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla India.
authors.forename: Ghanshyam Kumar
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Departament of Microbiology Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla India.
authors.forename: Santwana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Departament of Medical Microbiology Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh India.
authors.forename: Gagandeep
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Departament of Dermatology Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla India.
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shanker
authors.affiliation: Departament of Dermatology Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla India.
authors.forename: Geeta Ram
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Tegta
authors.affiliation: Departament of Dermatology Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla India.
authors.forename: Smridhi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minhas
authors.affiliation: Departament of Microbiology Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla India.
authors.forename: Vineeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Departament of Dermatology Indira Gandhi Medical College Shimla India.
authors.forename: Jatin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thakur
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010860:Pigments, Biological / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D010860:Pigments, Biological
keywords: India; chromoblastomycosis; extensive