Vol. 39 No. 3 (2022): JUNIO
Clinical Case

Chromoblastomycosis. First allochthonous case treated in Chile

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  • Catalina Jahr,
  • Leonardo Peruilh,
  • Maite Jiménez,
  • Francisco Bobadilla,
  • Laura Segovia
Catalina Jahr
Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile
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Leonardo Peruilh
Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile
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Maite Jiménez
Centro de Salud Familiar Santiago de la Nueva Extremadura
Francisco Bobadilla
Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Barros Luco Trudeau.
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Laura Segovia
Hospital Barros Luco Trudeau, Servicio de Anatomía Patológica

Published 2022-08-02

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Jahr C, Peruilh L, Jiménez M, Bobadilla F, Segovia L. Chromoblastomycosis. First allochthonous case treated in Chile. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2022 Aug. 2 [cited 2025 Dec. 30];39(3). Available from: https://www.revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/1378

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Abstract

Chromoblastomycosis is a fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, of chronic evolution, caused by dematiaceous fungi. The disease occurs worldwide, mainly in tropical and subtropical regions, but in regions like Chile there is only one report of a human case more than 30 years ago. We present the case of a 46-year-old Haitian man, resident in Chile, with verrucous plaques in the right anterior tibial area of one year of evolution. The diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis was confirmed when muriform cells and dematiaceous colonies were observed in the histopathological analysis and the direct microscopy, respectively. After six months of treatment with systemic antimycotics and cryotherapy, complete remission of the lesions was achieved.

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