title: Chromomycosis, an unusual cause of cicatricial ectropion: a case report.
abstract: Chromomycosis is a fungal infection that affects the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue and is caused by dematiaceous fungal species that turn black on staining. We report the case of a 50-year-old male patient who was a rural worker and had been treated without success for three decades. Facial lesions progressed and caused severe cicatricial retraction. As the infection evolved, the left upper eyelid developed cicatricial ectropion. The surgical treatment was performed using skin obtained from the patient's own abdomen. Patient has developed a good postoperative appearance.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Referência em Oftalmologia, Hospital de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiania, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: José Eduardo Simarro
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.affiliation: Centro de Referência em Oftalmologia, Hospital de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiania, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carolina Bonfim de
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Patologia, Hospital de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiania, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gabriela Moura de
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Paula
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Patologia, Hospital de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiania, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Wanderley Ribeiro Borges
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Figueiredo
authors.affiliation: Centro de Referência em Oftalmologia, Hospital de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiania, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Julio César Daher
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Arantes
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Patologia, Hospital de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiania, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fábio Marques de
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.affiliation: Centro de Referência em Oftalmologia, Hospital de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiania, GO, Brazil.
authors.forename: Roberto Murilo
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Limongi
mesh_terms: D002862:Chromoblastomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004483:Ectropion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005143:Eyelids / Q000601:surgery*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016038:Skin Transplantation