CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS: A NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASE
SUMMARYChromoblastomycosis (CMB) is a chronic fungal infection of the skin and the subcutaneous tissue caused by a transcutaneous traumatic inoculation of a specific group of dematiaceous fungi occurring mainly in tropical and subtropical zones worldwide. If not diagnosed at early stages, patients w...
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Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2015-09-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652015000800046&lng=en&tlng=en |