Auricular chromoblastomycosis caused by Rhinocladiella aquaspersa
ABSTRACT: An unusual case of chromoblastomycosis localized in the ear and caused by R. aquaspersa is presented. The patient was a 60-year-old male urban resident, who had had the disease for 5 years. The lesion was darkly pigmented, infiltrative and crusty. Sclerotic cells were seen on direct examin...
- Autores:
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Arango Arteaga, Myrtha
Jaramillo D., Clara
Cortes Cortes, Alonso
Restrepo Moreno, Ángela
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 1998
- Institución:
- Universidad de Antioquia
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio UdeA
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/24120
- Acceso en línea:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10495/24120
- Palabra clave:
- Cartílago Auricular - lesiones
Ear Cartilage - injuries
Cromoblastomicosis
Chromoblastomycosis
Rhinocladiella aquaspersa
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/co/
| Summary: | ABSTRACT: An unusual case of chromoblastomycosis localized in the ear and caused by R. aquaspersa is presented. The patient was a 60-year-old male urban resident, who had had the disease for 5 years. The lesion was darkly pigmented, infiltrative and crusty. Sclerotic cells were seen on direct examinations and the fungus was recovered in culture and identified on the basis of the characteristic sporulation. Itraconazole therapy at a dose of 200 mg day"1 for 7 months produced complete healing. |
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