1. Cutaneous chromoblastomycosis mimicking melanoma in a renal transplant recipient
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Jessica Shen Tsy Wu Kim, Felipe Gasparini dos Santos, Milvia Maria Simões e Silva Enokihara, Sergio Henrique Hirata, Jane Tomimori, and Marilia Marufuji Ogawa
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Cutaneous mycoses ,Chromoblastomycosis ,Melanoma ,Dermoscopy ,Skin cancer ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 ,Biology (General) ,QH301-705.5 - Abstract
Chromoblastomycosis is a primary implantation mycosis caused by melanized fungi. It affects mainly populations from remote and rural areas, and may cause significant morbidity and mortality. A 69-year-old kidney transplant recipient woman presented with a dark nodule on the first left toe and a satellite lesion. Dermoscopic exam showed multiple clustered black dots, blackened homogenous area and chrysalides, which led to the diagnostic hypothesis of melanoma. Histopathological examination was compatible with chromoblastomycosis.
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- 2022
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