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Ximena León-Lara1, Carlos Atoche2, Roberto Arenas1
1Sección de Micología, Hospital General "Dr. Manuel Gea González", Tlalpan 14080, Ciudad de México, México.
Abstract:
Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous mycosis caused by traumatic inoculation of dematiaceous fungi especially in tropical and subtropical areas. Cyphellophora genus include melanized fungi reported as etiological agents of skin and nail infections. We report a 60-year-old male from the south of Mexico with a 40-year history of chromoblastomycosis caused by Cyphellophora laciniata. The isolated fungus was identified by sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer region of rDNA. The patient was treated with itraconazole and cryosurgery with unsatisfactory results.
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