title: Chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi: an old wine in a rare bottle.
abstract: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous mycosis commonly caused by Fonsecaea, Phialophora, and Cladophialophora spp. Out of these, Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most common etiological agent, implicated in 70%-90% of the cases reported worldwide. The histopathological diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis is based on visualization of medlar or sclerotic bodies in the tissue. These sclerotic bodies divide by planar division. Rarely, budding is seen in these sclerotic bodies. As this entity can be confused with phaeohyphomycosis, it is important to be aware of such a presentation also. We report two cases of chromoblastomycosis that showed budding sclerotic bodies.
authors.affiliation: Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India. drsadiakhan83@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sadia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vinod
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
authors.forename: Malini
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eapen
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Kavitha
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dinesh
authors.forename: Shamsul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karim
mesh_terms: D001203:Ascomycota / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology