A case of extensive chromoblastomycosis from North India
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A case of extensive chromoblastomycosis from North India
A case of extensive chromoblastomycosis of the right leg and thigh with verruciform to nodular lesions evolving rapidly over five years duration is reported. The diagnosis was confirmed by visualizing pathognomonic pigmented muriform bodies with unique septate hyphae and mycological culture yielding Fonsecaea pedrosoi.
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1517-8382
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822014005000025