Chromoblastomycosis: an autochthonous case of a tropical disease

We report a case of a patient who acquired CBM in a nontropical area after bipulmonary transplant. A 52-year-old who had received a bipulmonary transplant 30 days ago presented with an asymptomatic, 4- × 2.5-cm diameter violaceous plaque, with ulceronecrotic tissue and exudative small abscesses in his right forearm.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Source Type: research