AURICULAR CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS CAUSED BY RHINOCLADIELLA-AQUASPERSA

Authors
ARANGO M JARAMILLO C CORTES A RESTREPO A
Citation
M. Arango et al., AURICULAR CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS CAUSED BY RHINOCLADIELLA-AQUASPERSA, MEDICAL MYCOLOGY, 36(1), 1998, pp. 43-45
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Mycology,"Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
MEDICAL MYCOLOGY → ACNP
ISSN journal
13693786
Volume
36
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
43 - 45
Database
ISI
SICI code
1369-3786(1998)36:1<43:ACCBR>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
An unusual case of chromoblastomycosis localized in the ear and caused by R. aguaspersa is presented. The patient was a 60-year-old male urb an resident, who had had the disease for 5 years. The lesion was darkl y pigmented, infiltrative and crusty. Sclerotic cells were seen on dir ect examinations and the fungus was recovered in culture and identifie d on the basis of the characteristic sporulation. Itraconazole therapy at a dose of 200 mg day(-1) for 7 months produced complete healing.