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ID DOID:1562
Name chromoblastomycosis
Definition A subcutaneous mycosis that is a chronic subcutaneous fungal infection, which presents as nodular or verrucoid, ulcerated, or crusted skin lesions on exposed areas of skin caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Fonsecaea compacta, Cladophialophora carrionii or Phialophora verrucosa. Histological examination reveals muriform cells (with perpendicular septations) or thick walled, dark-colored, rounded forms (copper pennies) that are characteristic of this infection.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=mmed&part=A4005
Xrefs

GARD:1319

ICD10CM:B43.9

ICD9CM:117.2

MESH:D002862

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:187079000

UMLS_CUI:C0008582

Subsets

DO_infectious_disease_slim

DO_rare_slim

Synonyms

Chromomycosis [EXACT]

Mossy foot disease [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a subcutaneous mycosis

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