Chromoblastomycosis in Nepal: A study of 13 cases

Background: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic fungal infection caused by several pigmented fungi commonly seen in tropical and subtropical climates. Aim: To evaluate the epidemiologic, clinical and pathological characteristics of chromoblastomycosis in our patients. Methods: This retrospective and pr...

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Published in:Indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology venereology, and leprology, 2007-05, Vol.73 (3), p.176-178
Main Authors: Pradhan, SeemaV, Talwar, OP, Ghosh, Arnab, Swami, RaviM, Shiva, Raj KC, Gupta, Sanjeev
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Arm
Biological and medical sciences
Blastomycosis
Care and treatment
Chromoblastomycoses
Chromoblastomycosis - epidemiology
Chromoblastomycosis - pathology
Chromoblastomycosis - therapy
Dermatology
Development and progression
Diagnosis
Face
Female
Granuloma, Microabscess, Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia, Sclerotic bodies
Hospitals, Teaching
Human mycoses
Humans
Infectious diseases
Leg
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mycoses
Nepal
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Rural Health
Sex Distribution
Tropical mycoses
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Summary:Background: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic fungal infection caused by several pigmented fungi commonly seen in tropical and subtropical climates. Aim: To evaluate the epidemiologic, clinical and pathological characteristics of chromoblastomycosis in our patients. Methods: This retrospective and prospective study was conducted at the Manipal Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal. Clinical features and histopathology of all the cases diagnosed as chromoblastomycosis during the last eight years were studied. Results: A total of 13 cases of chromoblastomycosis were diagnosed during the period of 1999 - 2006. The disease was seen predominantly in middle-aged male farmers and those from rural areas. The lesions commonly involved the lower extremity and were single or multiple in number. They clinically presented as verrucous or nodular growths. Out of these 13 cases, three were diagnosed clinically as squamous cell carcinoma and one as psoriasis. The histopathological features included sclerotic bodies in 12 cases (92%), microabscess formation in 10 cases (76.9%), pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia in nine cases (69.2%) and granuloma in eight cases (61.5%). Conclusion: Farming is the commonest occupation in patients with chromoblastomycosis. Early histological diagnosis helps in effective management of the condition.
ISSN:0378-6323
0973-3922
1998-3611
DOI:10.4103/0378-6323.32741