Chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi: an old wine in a rare bottle

Sadia Khan; Anil Kumar; Vivek Vinod; Vivek Prabhakar; Malini Eapen; Jacob Thomas; Kavitha Dinesh; Shamsul Karim

doi:10.3855/jidc.5312

Chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi: an old wine in a rare bottle

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Sadia Khan Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India
Anil Kumar Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India
Vivek Vinod Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India
Vivek Prabhakar Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India
Malini Eapen Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India
Jacob Thomas Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India
Kavitha Dinesh Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India
Shamsul Karim Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.5312

Keywords:

chromoblastomycosis, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, sclerotic bodies

Abstract

Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic subcutaneous mycosis commonly caused by Fonsecaea, Phialophora, and Cladophialophora spp. Out of these, Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most common etiological agent, implicated in 70%–90% of the cases reported worldwide. The histopathological diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis is based on visualization of medlar or sclerotic bodies in the tissue. These sclerotic bodies divide by planar division. Rarely, budding is seen in these sclerotic bodies. As this entity can be confused with phaeohyphomycosis, it is important to be aware of such a presentation also. We report two cases of chromoblastomycosis that showed budding sclerotic bodies.

Author Biographies

Sadia Khan, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India

Clinical Assistant Professor

Dept of Microbiology

Anil Kumar, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India

Clinical Additional Professor

Department of Microbiology
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

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2015-03-15

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Khan S, Kumar A, Vinod V, Prabhakar V, Eapen M, Thomas J, Dinesh K, Karim S (2015) Chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea pedrosoi: an old wine in a rare bottle. J Infect Dev Ctries 9:325–329. doi: 10.3855/jidc.5312

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Vol. 9 No. 03: March 2015

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