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Response of chromoblastomycosis to voriconazole* * Work performed at Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian -Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (HUMAP-UFMS) – Campo Grande (MS), Brazil.

Abstract:

Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic fungal infection of the epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissue, in which the most common etiologic agent in Brazil is Fonsecaea pedrosoi. In more advanced cases we found many difficulties in their treatment, and therefore, we report a case of extensive and severe chromoblastomycosis, with therapeutical failure of first choice treatments, but good response to voriconazole.

Keywords:
Antifungal agents; Chromoblastomycosis; Fungi

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