The parasitic form of Fonsecaea pedrosoi from the hyperkeratotic layer of the skin was
obtained from four patients with chromoblastomycosis. Primary cultures containing hyphae …

Fonsecaea pedrosoi is an important causative agent of chromoblastomycosis (CBM)
especially in humid areas of the world; however, little is known about the infective forms of …

Background: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic, suppurative, granulomatous mycosis
usually confined to skin and subcutaneous tissues. The host defense mechanisms in …

Antigens of Fonsecaea pedrosoi, the most common agent of chromomycosis, were
characterised by immunoprecipitation with a rabbit antiserum raised against the cell-protein …

Conidial forms of Fonsecaea pedrosoi, grown under conditions where melanin was or was
not synthesized, were allowed to interact with normal and cytochalasin treated …

An experimental model to study chromoblastomycosis caused by Fonsecaea pedrosoi was
developed in immunocompetent BALB/c mice. Unlike previous models of …

The fungal genus Fonsecaea comprises etiological agents of human chromoblastomycosis,
a chronic implantation skin disease. The current hypothesis is that patients acquire the …

Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) is a chronic subcutaneous infection caused by several
dematiaceous fungi. The most commonly etiological agent found in Brazil is Fonsecaea …

Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic infection caused by dematiaceous (dark-colored) fungi
which affect the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and is characterized by a wide variety of …

Chromomycosis: Report of a Case and Management by Cryosurgery, Topical
Chemotherapy, and Conventional Surgery Page 1 Chromomycosis: Report of a Case and …