Successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis using cryosurgery in association with low-dose itraconazole

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Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by dematiaceous fungi with varied clinical presentations, which may represent therapeutic challenge. In this report, we present case of chromoblastomycosis in localized form, long evolution, an elderly patient, resistant to previous drug therapies, successfully treated the association physical method systemic pharmacological treatment, allowed use reduced dose drug.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Surgical and Cosmetic Dermatology

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['1984-8773', '1984-5510']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5935/scd1984-8773.2023150154