chromoblastomycosis
Sign in to saveAlso known as chromomycosis, mossy foot disease (disorder), Mossy foot disease, Chromoblastomycoses, Dermatitis Verrucosa, Chromomycoses
Chromoblastomycosis is a long-term fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (a chronic subcutaneous mycosis).
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Chromoblastomycosis
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Chromomycosis, Cladosporiosis, Fonseca's disease, Pedroso's disease, Phaeosporotrichosis, or Verrucous dermatitis
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- Chromoblastomycosis_40x.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption2
- Micrograph of chromoblastomycosis showing sclerotic bodies
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- medlar bodies
- Medical condition (new).field
- Infectious disease, Dermatology
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Research
1,416 papers- Chromoblastomycosis.Dermatologic clinics · 1989
- Chromoblastomycosis.Clinics in dermatology · 2007
- Chromoblastomycosis.The New England journal of medicine · 2020
- Chromoblastomycosis.Dermatologic clinics · 1996
- Managing chromoblastomycosis.Tropical doctor · 2010
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- dermatology
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- ICD-9-CM
- 117.2
- has cause
- Chaetothyriales
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Cause
- Mechanism
- Diagnosis
- Prevention
- Treatment
- Prognosis
- Epidemiology
- Social and cultural
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Chromoblastomycosis is a long-term fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (a chronic subcutaneous mycosis).
It can be caused by many different types of fungi which become implanted under the skin, often by thorns or splinters. Chromoblastomycosis spreads very slowly.
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