title: Tumoral chromoblastomycosis: a rare manifestation with typical complementary exams.
abstract: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous fungal infection caused by traumatic implantation of dematiaceous fungi in the skin. The clinical presentation is usually a verrucous plaque lesion and the diagnosis is confirmed by the visualization of muriform bodies at direct examination or at the histologic study. This report describes a rare case of tumoral chromoblastomycosis confirmed by histologic study and whose agent was identified by culture and micromorphology.
authors.affiliation: Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: John Verrinder
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Veasey
authors.affiliation: Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Beatriz de Abreu Ribeiro
authors.initials: Bde A
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rute Facchini
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Lellis
authors.affiliation: Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Laura Hitomi
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Muramatu
authors.affiliation: Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Clarisse
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zaitz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001706:Biopsy; D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010781:Photography; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology