Chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea monophora misdiagnosed as sporotrichosis and cutaneous tuberculosis in a pulmonary tuberculosis patient
Chromoblastomycosis is caused by dematiaceous fungi. It develops after inoculation of the organism into the skin. We report a case of chromoblastomycosis in a pulmonary tuberculosis patient without known history of trauma. The lesions were initially diagnosed as sporotrichosis and skin tuberculosis....
Main Authors: | Dongmei Shi, Wei Zhang, Guixia Lu, G. Sybren de Hoog, Guanzhao Liang, Huan Mei, Hailin Zheng, Yongnian Shen, Weida Liu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2016-03-01
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Series: | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753916300331 |
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