A Case of Chromoblastomycosis.

Taira, Kaoru; Ohtsubo, Haruhiko; Ryu, Seiji; Narisawa, Yutaka; Kohda, Hiromu; Takahashi, Masahiro

doi:10.2336/nishinihonhifu.58.249

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“…The characteristic clinical features of this disease are as follows: the lesions usually appear in exposed areas of the skin or in their vicinity; in its early stage, red papules and/or reddish scaly plaques are formed and these gradually develop into exudative, elevated plaques and, a long time later, into keratotic, verrucous, granulomatous and ulcerative lesions 8–10 . In Japan, there have been approximately 390 previous case reports of chromoblastmycosis 11,12 . Geographically, many of them have been reported from the Kanto district, a few from the Kyushu district, and a few from the Nansei Islands, including Okinawa 12,13 .…”

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“…In Japan, there have been approximately 390 previous case reports of chromoblastmycosis 11,12 . Geographically, many of them have been reported from the Kanto district, a few from the Kyushu district, and a few from the Nansei Islands, including Okinawa 12,13 . The second case of chromoblastomycosis in Okinawa was a 74‐year‐old woman who had noticed a reddish eruption below her left breast approximately a month prior to her first visit to our hospital on 19 December 1985.…”

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“…5‐FC, amphotericin B, ketokonazole, itraconazole), a combination of both therapies, and heat therapy 21 . Surgical intervention has been recommended as the first choice when skin lesions are limited and without metastases 12,22 . Drug therapy is chosen when the lesions are extended widely or when the patients reject surgery 22 .…”

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Case of chromoblastomycosis appearing in an Okinawa patient with a medical history of Hansen's disease

Miyagi¹,

Yamamoto²,

Kanamori³

et al. 2008

The Journal of Dermatology

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Chromoblastomycosis is one of several chronic infectious skin diseases caused by various species of dematiaceous fungi. It is clinically characterized by verrucous skin eruptions and occurs most commonly in tropical and subtropical regions. In Okinawa, a subtropical area, there have been only three reported cases of chromoblastomycosis including the present one. Direct microscopic examination of crust specimens and findings of sclerotic cells in histopathology can confirm the diagnosis, and cultures of crust and/or tissue specimens can identify the causative fungi. We herein report the third case of chromoblastomycosis in Okinawa; it arose in an 87-year-old Japanese woman with a history of Hansen's disease, who lived in a leprosarium in Miyako Island. To identify the causative agent as Fonsecaea pedrosoi, we used the polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing analysis in addition to the usual methods, which include 20% potassium hydroxide microscopy, histopathological confirmation of sclerotic cells by periodic acid-Schiff stain, culture by Sabouraud's glucose agar, slide culture method, and observation of conidia by scanning electron microscopic examination.

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confidence: 99%