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Successful treatment for chromoblastomycosis caused by Fonsecaea monophora : a report of three cases in Guangdong, China
Author(s) -
Zhang Junmin,
Xi Liyan,
Lu Changming,
Li Xiqing,
Xie Ting,
Zhang Hui,
Xie Zhi,
Sybren De Hoog
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01547.x
Subject(s) - chromoblastomycosis , terbinafine , itraconazole , medicine , dermatology , biology , antifungal
Summary Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most prevalent aetiological agent of chromoblastomycosis. Fonsecaea monophora is a new species segregated from Fonsecaea pedrosoi . Herein, we report on three cases of chromoblastomycosis caused by F. monophora that were successfully treated with terbinafine and/or itraconazole. Clinical characteristics and mycological parameters are described. Two of the three patients underwent combination therapy with itraconazole and terbinafine during early stages of treatment and were completely healed in a relatively short course of treatment.
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