China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 163-165.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202103163

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Chromoblastomycosis caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi: a case report

ZHANG Lian1, XU Yan1, WANG Shilei2, ZHENG Mengxue1, WANG Xin1, ZHAI Zhifang1, YOU Yi1, WANG Juan1   

  1. 1 Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of The Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China; 
    2 Department of Dermatology, Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing 402760, China
  • Online:2021-03-15 Published:2021-03-03
  • Contact: WANG Juan, E-mail: 370500930@qq.com

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Abstract: A 62-year-old male presented with erythema nodule on the left lower limb for more than 10 years, gradually aggravated for one year. Biopsy showed scattered brown spore like structure in the dermis. PAS staining showed round, thick-walled hard shell bodies in the dermis. The fungal culture showed Fonsecaea. The genetic sequencing showed Fonsecaea pedrosoi.

Key words: Fonsecaea pedrosoi, chromoblastomycosis