Successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis using cryosurgery in association with low-dose itraconazole
Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by dematiaceous fungi with varied clinical presentations, which may represent a therapeutic challenge. In this report, we present a case of chromoblastomycosis in a localized form, with a long evolution, in an elderly patient, resistant...
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| author | Talira Caserta Gon Trícia Caserta Gon Airton dos Santos Gon |
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| description | Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by dematiaceous fungi with varied clinical presentations, which may represent a therapeutic challenge. In this report, we present a case of chromoblastomycosis in a localized form, with a long evolution, in an elderly patient, resistant to previous drug therapies, successfully treated by the association of a physical method with systemic pharmacological treatment, which allowed the use of a reduced dose of the drug. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6ea2d19662254e30a8ddb9e06b2bdcc02025-08-20T00:23:18ZengSociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD)Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology1984-87732023-03-011510.5935/scd1984-8773.2023150154Successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis using cryosurgery in association with low-dose itraconazoleTalira Caserta Gon0Trícia Caserta Gon1Airton dos Santos Gon2Uningá University Center, Medical School, Maringá (PR), BrazilPontifical Catholic University of Paraná, Medical School, Londrina (PR), BrazilState University of Londrina, Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Londrina (PR), BrazilChromoblastomycosis is a chronic granulomatous infection caused by dematiaceous fungi with varied clinical presentations, which may represent a therapeutic challenge. In this report, we present a case of chromoblastomycosis in a localized form, with a long evolution, in an elderly patient, resistant to previous drug therapies, successfully treated by the association of a physical method with systemic pharmacological treatment, which allowed the use of a reduced dose of the drug.http://www.surgicalcosmetic.org.br/Content/imagebank/pdf/v15/en_v15a154.pdfchromoblastomycosiscryosurgeryitraconazole |
| spellingShingle | Talira Caserta Gon Trícia Caserta Gon Airton dos Santos Gon Successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis using cryosurgery in association with low-dose itraconazole chromoblastomycosis cryosurgery itraconazole |
| title | Successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis using cryosurgery in association with low-dose itraconazole |
| title_full | Successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis using cryosurgery in association with low-dose itraconazole |
| title_fullStr | Successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis using cryosurgery in association with low-dose itraconazole |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis using cryosurgery in association with low-dose itraconazole |
| title_short | Successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis using cryosurgery in association with low-dose itraconazole |
| title_sort | successful treatment of chromoblastomycosis using cryosurgery in association with low dose itraconazole |
| topic | chromoblastomycosis cryosurgery itraconazole |
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