| Facial chromoblastomycosis in sub-Himalayan region misdiagnosed as cutaneous leishmaniasis: Brief report and review of Indian literature. | |
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PMID: 23122010 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Cases of chromoblastomycosis, although not uncommon, have rarely been reported in the literature from our region. These are usually misdiagnosed as cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis because we reside in an endemic region for this disease. We present herein patients with facial chromoblastomycosis. They were treated with long-term sodium stibogluconate, but showed no response to therapy. A biopsy revealed these to be cases of chromoblastomycosis, after which the patients were started on antifungal agents. There was marked improvement after the correct treatment was initiated. |
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Santwana Verma; Ghanshyam K Verma; Gagandeep Singh; Anil Kanga; Vinita Sharma; Neha Gautam |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-10-15 |
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Title: Dermatology online journal Volume: 18 ISSN: 1087-2108 ISO Abbreviation: Dermatol. Online J. Publication Date: 2012 |
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Created Date: 2012-11-05 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9610776 Medline TA: Dermatol Online J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India. |
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