Chromoblastomycosis Treated with Occlusive Dressing of Amphotericin B Cream
Abstract
We report a case of chromoblastomycosis in a 65 year-old woman. She had a 3x4 cm sized, annular, erythematous, plaque with crusts and ulcers on the right lower arm. The lesion had grown slowly for 2 years. In fungal and histopathologic examinations, several muriform cells were found in dermis as well as in scales and crusts on the lesional skin surface. Isolated fungus was identified as Fonsecaea pedrosoi. We treated the patient occlusive dressing of amphotericin B (3%) ointment for 8 weeks and achieved a good response without any evidence of recurrence. We propose that the occlusive dressing therapy of amphotericin B cream is a good modality among the various treatments of small localized chromoblastomycosis.
Keywords
Amphotercin B Chromoblastomycosis Fonsecaea pedrosoi Occlusive dressing
KJMM
2000 September;5(3):144-149(6). Epub 2016 February 22
Copyright © 2000 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
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Korean/English
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Sung Wha Kim; Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Soo Hee Oh; Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Sung Koan Choi; Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Young Hun Lee; Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Joon Hyeok Yoon; Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Yong Jun Bang; Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Soon Bong Suh; Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
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Sung Koan Choi, Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea. Tel: (053) 320-2004, Fax: (053) 322-1124
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Sung Wha Kim
Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Soo Hee Oh
Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Sung Koan Choi
Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Young Hun Lee
Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Joon Hyeok Yoon
Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Yong Jun Bang
Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
Soon Bong Suh
Catholic Skin Clinic, Taegu, Korea
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