Open AccessChromoblastomycosis, Overlooked and Undiagnosed: The Disease as a Mimic of other Neglected Tropical Diseases
Author(s) -
Charmaine Vanessa S. Chamberlin,
Maria Christina Filomena R. Batac,
Eileen Liesl A. Cubillan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta medica philippina/acta medica philippina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2094-9278
pISSN - 0001-6071
DOI - 10.47895/amp.v53i4.22
Subject(s) - chromoblastomycosis , leprosy , tropical disease , neglected tropical diseases , tuberculosis , medicine , disease , dermatology , pathology
Chromoblastomycosis is an endemic mycoses which has been misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed in the past. This may be due to the clinicopathologic characteristics that it shares with other neglected tropical diseases such as leprosy and cutaneous tuberculosis. Correlating clinical findings with histopathologic cues will lead clinicians to correct diagnosis and subsequent treatment success.