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Case Reports
. 2023 Aug 3:40:11-13.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2023.07.029. eCollection 2023 Oct.

An unusually subtle presentation of chromoblastomycosis

William C Lau  1   2 , Yasin Damji  1   2 , Gregory M Orlowski  1   2
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Case Reports

An unusually subtle presentation of chromoblastomycosis

William C Lau et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: chromoblastomycosis; deep fungal infection; fungus.

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Figures

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Fig 1
Nonerythematous, nonscaly, smooth, pale-to-skin-colored, dome-shaped papule measuring 5 mm on the right index finger.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Microscopic examination of the biopsy site (stained with hematoxylin-eosin plus Grocott methenamine silver) revealed pigmented sclerotic bodies (Medlar bodies) and septate fungal hyphae at high magnification.
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