Auricular chromoblastomycosis: case report Cromoblastomicose auricular: relato de um caso

It is presented a case of auricular chromoblastomycosis mimicking an eczematous lesion. The authors refer the rarity of this localization. All reported cases of auricular chromoblastomycosis have been caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi but in the present case the etiologic agent was Phialophora verrucosa....

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Achiléa Lisboa Bittencourt, Alberto T. Londero, Jacy A. F. Andrade
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1994
Subjects:
Cromoblastomicose
Micoses subcutâneas
Fungos demaciáceos
Lesão auricular
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Sob’
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651994000400014
https://doaj.org/article/0b77021975c647b0ac08943e4324f2fe
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Summary:It is presented a case of auricular chromoblastomycosis mimicking an eczematous lesion. The authors refer the rarity of this localization. All reported cases of auricular chromoblastomycosis have been caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi but in the present case the etiologic agent was Phialophora verrucosa. É apresentado um caso de cromoblastomicose auricular apresentado sob forma de lesão eritemato-escamosa, tendo tido o diagnóstico clínico de eczema. Os AA discutem sobre a raridade desta localização e aspecto clínico. Embora os poucos casos relatados de cromoblastomicose auricular tenham sido causados pela Fonsecaea pedrosoi, neste o agente etiológico foi a Phialophora verrucosa.

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