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Chromoblastomycosis
Chromoblastomycosis is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Caused by dematiaceous (pigmented, melanin-producing: phaeohyphomycoses) fungi.
- Most common Fonsecaea pedrosoi then F. compacta, Phialophora verrucosa, Rhinocladiella aquaspersa and Cladophialophora carrionii.
- Less common: Wangiella dermatitidis, Exophiala jeanselmei, C. yegressii, F. monophora and other organisms.
- Different palm tree species (fronds) may be the major source of fungal contamination.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Caused by dematiaceous (pigmented, melanin-producing: phaeohyphomycoses) fungi.
- Most common Fonsecaea pedrosoi then F. compacta, Phialophora verrucosa, Rhinocladiella aquaspersa and Cladophialophora carrionii.
- Less common: Wangiella dermatitidis, Exophiala jeanselmei, C. yegressii, F. monophora and other organisms.
- Different palm tree species (fronds) may be the major source of fungal contamination.
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Last updated: September 6, 2019
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Chromoblastomycosis." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540123/all/Chromoblastomycosis.
Auwaerter PG. Chromoblastomycosis. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540123/all/Chromoblastomycosis. Accessed January 20, 2020.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2019). Chromoblastomycosis. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540123/all/Chromoblastomycosis
Auwaerter PG. Chromoblastomycosis [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2020 January 20]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540123/all/Chromoblastomycosis.
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