chromoblastomycosis
Chromoblastomycosis is a long-term fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (a chronic subcutaneous mycosis).
Key facts
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- Chromoblastomycosis
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- Chromomycosis, Cladosporiosis, Fonseca's disease, Pedroso's disease, Phaeosporotrichosis, or Verrucous dermatitis
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- Micrograph of chromoblastomycosis showing sclerotic bodies
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- medlar bodies
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- Infectious disease, Dermatology
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Research
1,416 papers- Chromoblastomycosis.Dermatologic clinics · 1989
- Chromoblastomycosis.Clinics in dermatology · 2007
- Chromoblastomycosis.
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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.