Clinical, epidemiological and mycological report on 65 patients from the Eastern Amazon region with chromoblastomycosis Relato clínico, epidemiológico e micológico de 65 pacientes com cromoblastomicose procedentes da Amazônia oriental

• Main Authors: Carla Andréa Avelar Pires (Author), Marilia Brasil Xavier (Author), Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma (Author), Geraldo Mariano Moraes de Macedo (Author), Bruna Ranyelle de Marinho Sousa (Author), Arival Cardoso de Brito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic fungal infection caused by fungi from the Dematiaceae family. According to several studies, Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most common of these fungi. The infection is more common in tropical countries, with the Brazilian state of Pará having one of the larges...