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An unusual presentation of extragenital lichen sclerosus—An extensive keratotic variant
Skin Health and Disease, Volume 4, Issue 3, June 2024.We outline a case of a 71‐year‐old woman who presented a keratotic and atrophic warty‐like plaques on her lower limbs, which limited the movements in her right lower extremity. A skin radial biopsy of one the plaques was performed and the diagnosis of extragenital lichen sclerosus was established. The patient in this case showed an unusual variant with
Mario Magaña +1 more
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Skin innate immune response against fungal infections and the potential role of trained immunity
Mycoses, Volume 67, Issue 1, January 2024.Abstract Fungal skin infections are distributed worldwide and can be associated with economic and social traits. The immune response related to skin cells is complex and its understanding is essential to the comprehension of each cell's role and the discovery of treatment alternatives. The first studies of trained immunity (TI) described the ability of
Amanda Bombassaro +7 more
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A case report on role of surgery in a case of difficult chromoblastomycosis
Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health SciencesChromoblastomycosis is a chronic fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by dematiaceous fungi. It is most commonly reported in tropical and subtropical rural areas, often affecting farmers due to their increased risk of traumatic ...
S Asiya Begum, Nafees Sultana
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1996 An experimental model of murine chromoblastomycosis and in vitro tests with Fonsecaea pedrosoi were used to test the sensitivity of this fungus to three different antimycotics.
Nora Cardona-Castro +2 more
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A case of mycetoma-like chromoblastomycosis in Qatar
IDCases, 2020 Chromoblastomycosis is one of the neglected tropical mycoses associated with chronic infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues. We report a case of 49-year-old patient originally from India presented with a mycetoma-like lesion in his right foot ...
Gawahir A. Ali +5 more
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Pigmented fungus as a cause of chronic otitis externa: A rare case report
Journal of Integrative Medicine and ResearchA sporadic infection by a pigmented fungus called chromoblastomycosis is seen in tropical and subtropical climates. It can affect lower extremities most commonly followed by upper extremities.
Pankti Macwan +3 more
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A rare case of primary forearm flexor-pronator muscle group chromoblastomycosis [PDF]
Electronic Physician, 2010 Chromoblastomycosis is the infection of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues. It can disseminate to distant tissues secondarily by hematogeous and lymphatic routes.
Sharat Agrawal
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Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2010 Background: Diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis is frequently missed for many reasons: (1) rarity of the lesion (2) requirement of careful search for diagnostic ′sclerotic′ bodies which are often sparse in clinical material such as tissue and ...
Chavan Sateesh, Kulkarni M, Makannavar J
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