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Non Healing Chronic Ulcer of Leg – A Case of Chromoblastomycosis

Case Report, Volume 06 Issue 1 – January to March 2013

Authors

M K Padmaprasad, Department of Dermatology, Sree Gokulam Medical College, Venjaramoodu, Kerala, India


Abstract

Chromoblastomycosis is chronic deep mycotic infections which is prevalent mainly in the tropical climate areas affecting the low socioeconomic group especially people working in open fields or near the tropical forests. The disease presents with mixed clinical features and sometimes as chronic non- healing ulcers. A 65-year-old man presents with an ulcer on the left dorsum of the foot of 14 years duration and is diagnosed as Chromoblastomycosis. He has been successfully treated with systemic itraconazole and topical ketoconazole cream.


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