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Auricular chromoblastomycosis caused by Rhinocladiella aquaspersa
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1369-3786
10.1080/02681219880000071
1460-2709
Autor
Arango Arteaga, Myrtha
Jaramillo D., Clara
Cortes Cortes, Alonso
Restrepo Moreno, Ángela
Institución
Resumen
ABSTRACT: An unusual case of chromoblastomycosis localized in the ear and caused by
R. aquaspersa is presented. The patient was a 60-year-old male urban resident, who
had had the disease for 5 years. The lesion was darkly pigmented, infiltrative
and crusty. Sclerotic cells were seen on direct examinations and the fungus was
recovered in culture and identified on the basis of the characteristic sporulation.
Itraconazole therapy at a dose of 200 mg day"1 for 7 months produced complete
healing. COL0013709