Case report. A case of chromoblastomycosis effectively treated with terbinafine. Characteristics of chromoblastomycosis in the Kitasato region, Japan.

Abstract

A 38-year-old male with history of trauma in the left gluteal region 20 years ago presented with a dark red skin eruption at the traumatized area. It gradually grew to form an erythematous plaque with a well-defined border. Clinical findings and mycological cultures resulted in the diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi. After initial administration of 5-fluorocytosine and local heat an almost complete cure was achieved with terbinafine combined with local heat therapy. A review is given on the chromoblastomycosis cases observed in the Kitasato region in Japan.

• Authors: H Tanuma, M Hiramatsu, H Mukai, M Abe, H Kume, S Nishiyama, K Katsuoka
• Journal: Mycoses (Mycoses) Vol. 43 Issue 1-2 Pg. 79-83 ( 2000) ISSN: 0933-7407 [Print] Germany
• PMID: 10838854 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Letter, Review)

Chemical References

• Antifungal Agents
• Naphthalenes
• Terbinafine

Topics

• Adult
• Antifungal Agents (therapeutic use)
• Ascomycota (isolation & purification)
• Chromoblastomycosis (drug therapy, epidemiology, microbiology)
• Female
• Humans
• Japan (epidemiology)
• Male
• Naphthalenes (therapeutic use)
• Terbinafine