Treatment of chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi with low-dose terbinafine

Chromoblastomycosis, or chromomycosis, is a chronic fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by a species of dematiaceous fungi. We present a patient with chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi, who was treated with 8 months of terbinafine 250 mg by mouth daily with histol...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cutis (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2000-07, Vol.66 (1), p.45
Hauptverfasser:	Sevigny, G M, Ramos-Caro, F A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antifungal Agents - administration & dosage Antifungal Agents - adverse effects Biopsy Chromoblastomycosis - diagnosis Chromoblastomycosis - drug therapy Chromoblastomycosis - pathology Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Drug Administration Schedule Humans Male Middle Aged Naphthalenes - administration & dosage Naphthalenes - adverse effects Skin - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Chromoblastomycosis, or chromomycosis, is a chronic fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by a species of dematiaceous fungi. We present a patient with chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi, who was treated with 8 months of terbinafine 250 mg by mouth daily with histologic and mycologic cure.
ISSN:	0011-4162 2326-6929