chromomycosis /chro·mo·my·co·sis/ (kro″mo-mi-ko´sis) chromoblastomycosis.
chromomycosis.
chromoblastomycosis [kro″mo-blas″to-mi-ko´sis]
chro·mo·my·co·sis (kr  m-m -k s s)n. A localized chronic mycosis of skin, characterized by rough, irregular lesions and caused by several dark-colored fungi. Also called chromoblastomycosis, dermatitis verrucosa. |
chromomycosis.
See chromoblastomycosis.
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.
chromomycosis
a subcutaneous mycotic infection caused by a deeply pigmented fungus, e.g. curvularia and phialophora.
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