[Treatment of chromomycosis with liquid nitrogen].

Abstract

Five patients with chromomycosis have been treated by liquid nitrogen application. The evolution of disease has been of one to twenty five years, with 4 patients with verrucous patches and one patient with sarcoid-like lesion. In all cultures grows-up Fonseca pedrosi. The authors believe that this method of treatment has advantage to be more economic, to avoid hospitalization and surgical acts with anesthesia, and also could be realized at ambulatory level. The efficacy of this method has been proved by the follow-up the patients during a period between two to four years, without any recurrency.

• Authors: J A de Souza Sittart, N Y Valente
• Journal: Medicina cutanea ibero-latino-americana (Med Cutan Ibero Lat Am) Vol. 14 Issue 4 Pg. 227-32 ( 1986) ISSN: 0210-5187 [Print] Portugal
• Vernacular Title: Tratamento da cromomicose pelo nitrogenio liquido.
• PMID: 3537581 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Nitrogen

Topics

• Adult
• Aged
• Chromoblastomycosis (surgery)
• Cryosurgery
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Nitrogen (administration & dosage)