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what are the fungi that cause chromoblastomycosis
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phialophora verrucosa, cladosporium carrionii, fonsecaea species
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chromoblastomycosis fungi reservoir
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copper-colored soil saprophytes can be found on rotting wood
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chromoblastomycosis fungi
morphology |
sclerotic bodies: copper colored cells
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chromoblastomycosis fungi clinical
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following a puncture wound, a small, violet wart-like lesion develops. with time, clusters of these skin lesions can develop (resembling cauliflower)
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chromoblastomycosis fungi
treatment |
1. itraconazole
2. local excision |
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chromoblastomycosis fungi
diagnosis |
skin scrapings with KOH prep reveal copper-colored cells, called sclerotic bodies
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chromoblastomycosis fungi
location |
subcutaneous
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