Korean J Med Mycol.
2011 Dec;16(4):169-171.
Chromoblastomycosis in China
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- 1Department of Dermatology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Ji'nan 250012, China. lichunyang@medmail.com.cn
Abstract
- Medical mycology has gone through five distinct eras: 1) Fungi causing dermatophytoses, 2) Discovery of rare and fatal systemic mycoses, 3) Realization that fungi cause common and subclinical diseases, 4) AIDS and the era of the compromised host, 5) Broad-spectrum antifungals with few side effects. Chromoblastomycosis caused by a group of dematiaceous fungi is a common disease in china. To date almost 500 cases have been repoted. This article aims to introduce epidemiology, microbiology, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis and treatment of chromoblastomycosis in china.
