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Two Cases of Chromomycosis Identified by Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis.
Medical mycology journal - 1 Jan 2016
Mitomo Takayo, Ushigome Yukiko, Fukuda Tomoo, Kano Yoko, Shiohara Tetsuo
Abstract excerpt
Chromomycosis is an infection caused by dematiaceous fungi. These fungi belong to several genera with varied clinical presentations and parasitic forms. The disease is roughly classified into three types: chromoblastomycosis, black-grain mycetoma, and phaeohyphomycosis. While there are many kinds of dematiaceous fungi, the major etiologic agent is Fonsecaea pedrosoi, which to date has accounted for 90% of...
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