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Case of Fonsecaea nubica chromoblastomycosis from the French territory of Mayotte
INTRODUCTION: Fonsecaea nubica is a newly described species in the genus Fonsecaea. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe here a clinical case of chromoblastomycosis in a 66-year-old man who presented a 3-year history of leg lesions. F. nubica was identified by morphological and molecular methods. Four mon...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5415939/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28663818 http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.004218 |
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author | Cateau, Estelle Cante, Vincent Garcia Hermoso, Dea Rodier, Marie-Helene |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Fonsecaea nubica is a newly described species in the genus Fonsecaea. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe here a clinical case of chromoblastomycosis in a 66-year-old man who presented a 3-year history of leg lesions. F. nubica was identified by morphological and molecular methods. Four months of treatment with itraconazole (300 mg daily) significantly improved the lesions. CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this case represents the first clinical case of F. nubica described in France. Particular attention should be paid to microscopic examination for fungal cultures in order to avoid confusion with a contaminating fungus. Moreover, recurrent, wide and deep biopsies should be performed to monitor the evolution of the lesions. |
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spelling | pubmed-54159392017-06-29 Case of Fonsecaea nubica chromoblastomycosis from the French territory of Mayotte Cateau, Estelle Cante, Vincent Garcia Hermoso, Dea Rodier, Marie-Helene JMM Case Rep Case Report INTRODUCTION: Fonsecaea nubica is a newly described species in the genus Fonsecaea. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe here a clinical case of chromoblastomycosis in a 66-year-old man who presented a 3-year history of leg lesions. F. nubica was identified by morphological and molecular methods. Four months of treatment with itraconazole (300 mg daily) significantly improved the lesions. CONCLUSION: To the best of our knowledge, this case represents the first clinical case of F. nubica described in France. Particular attention should be paid to microscopic examination for fungal cultures in order to avoid confusion with a contaminating fungus. Moreover, recurrent, wide and deep biopsies should be performed to monitor the evolution of the lesions. Microbiology Society 2014-12-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5415939/ /pubmed/28663818 http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.004218 Text en © 2014 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Cateau, Estelle Cante, Vincent Garcia Hermoso, Dea Rodier, Marie-Helene Case of Fonsecaea nubica chromoblastomycosis from the French territory of Mayotte |
title | Case of Fonsecaea nubica chromoblastomycosis from the French territory of Mayotte |
title_full | Case of Fonsecaea nubica chromoblastomycosis from the French territory of Mayotte |
title_fullStr | Case of Fonsecaea nubica chromoblastomycosis from the French territory of Mayotte |
title_full_unstemmed | Case of Fonsecaea nubica chromoblastomycosis from the French territory of Mayotte |
title_short | Case of Fonsecaea nubica chromoblastomycosis from the French territory of Mayotte |
title_sort | case of fonsecaea nubica chromoblastomycosis from the french territory of mayotte |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5415939/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28663818 http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.004218 |
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