Chromoblastomycosis Caused by Fonsecaea monophora / 대한의진균학회지
Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
;
: 18-24, 2014.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-13955
ABSTRACT
Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous mycotic infections caused by dermatiaceous fungi. Clinically, chromoblastomycosis presents frequently with erythematous or nodular plaque. In Korea, 10 cases of chromoblastomycosis have been reported and Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most common agent. A 61-year-old woman who was diagnosed as chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy 3 years ago, and had been treated with systemic corticosteroids and azathioprine, presented with pruritic, scaly erythematous plaques on the right forearm for 3 years. She had no history of trauma. Histological examination showed pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, mixed granulomatous inflammatory cell infiltrate and multinucleated giant cells with sclerotic cells in the dermis. Tissue culture showed slowly growing, dark brown, velvety colony. DNA was extracted from the cultured colonies and the DNA sequence of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of the clinical sample was matched for that of Fonsecaea monophora. The patient was treated with local heat therapy and topical terbinafine application.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Polyneuropathies
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Azathioprine
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DNA
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Base Sequence
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Giant Cells
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Chromoblastomycosis
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Dermis
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Forearm
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Fungi
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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