chromoblastomycosis

chromoblastomycosis /chro·mo·blas·to·my·co·sis/ (kro″mo-blas″to-mi-ko´sis) a chronic fungal infection of the skin, producing wartlike nodules or papillomas that may ulcerate.

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chro·mo·blas·to·my·co·sis (krm-blst-m-kss)

n.

See chromomycosis.

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chromoblastomycosis

[krō′mōblas′tōmīkō′sis]

Etymology: Gk, chroma + blastos, germ, mykes, fungus, osis, condition

a chronic infectious skin disease caused by any multiple species to two genera of fungi Cladosporium and Phialophora found in the soil. Infection is characterized by the appearance of pruritic, warty nodules that develop in a cut or other break in the skin, occurring typically on the leg or foot. What may first appear as a small dull-red lesion gradually develops into a large ulcerated growth appearing like cauliflower tips in structure. Over a period of weeks or months additional warty growths may appear elsewhere on the skin along the path of lymphatic drainage. Common complications are secondary infection, lymphedema, and ulceration. Treatment includes surgical excision and, in some cases, topical application of systemic antibiotics. Flucytosine is the most commonly used antifungal agent. Also called chromomycosis, verrucous dermatitis. See also mycosis specific fungal infections.

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chromoblastomycosis [kro″mo-blas″to-mi-ko´sis]

a chronic fungal infection of the skin, usually beginning at the site of a puncture wound or other trauma on one leg or foot, but sometimes involving other areas of the body, with wartlike nodules or papillomas that may or may not ulcerate. It is usually caused by Phialophora verrucosa, Fonsecaea compactum, F. pedrosoi, or Cladosporium carrionii. Called also chromomycosis and verrucose or verrucous dermatitis.

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chromoblastomycosis (krōˈ·mō·blaˈ·stō·mī·kōˑ·sis),

n fungal infection often appearing along the lymphatic drainage path, characterized by large, wart-like lesions that are small initially but grow over the course of a few weeks to months. Also called
chromomycosis and
verrucous dermatitis.

Chromoblastomycosis.

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chromoblastomycosis

infections of skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by dematiaceous fungi.

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chromoblastomycosis

Chromomycosis Infectious disease An infection by various dematiaceous fungi: Fonsecaea pedrosoi, F compacta, Phialophora verrucosa, Cladosporium carrionii, Rhinocladiella aquaspersa Epidemiology Most US infections occur in whites, age 30–50, who are farmers or manual laborers Clinical Verrucoid, ulcerated, crusted lesions with pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, keratolytic microabscesses. Cf Blastomycosis, Phaeohyphomycosis.