First case of chromoblastomycosis from Bangladesh

Brun Sophie; Zumelzu Coralie; Hoanganh Mai Ba; Levy Annie; Garcia-Hermoso Dea; Laroche Liliane; Izri Arezki

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2015.08.001

First case of chromoblastomycosis from Bangladesh

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2015 Sep 2:10:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2015.08.001. eCollection 2015 Dec.

Authors

Brun Sophie¹, Zumelzu Coralie², Hoanganh Mai Ba², Levy Annie³, Garcia-Hermoso Dea⁴, Laroche Liliane², Izri Arezki¹

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology, Hôpital Avicenne, APHP, University of Paris 13, 93000 Bobigny, France.
² Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Avicenne, APHP, University of Paris 13, 93000 Bobigny, France.
³ Laboratory of Pathology, Hôpital Avicenne, APHP, University of Paris 13, Bobigny 93000, France.
⁴ Molecular Mycology Unit, National Reference Center of Mycology and Antifungals, Institut Pasteur, 75015 Paris, France.

Abstract

Chromoblastomycosis is a rare and chronic cutaneous and subcutaneous infection caused by black fungi and mostly reported in tropical and subtropical areas. Here we report the first case of chromoblastomycosis from Bangladesh. Molecular biology permitted to identify Fonsecaea nubica, and the patient responded well to antifungal treatment alone.

Keywords: Bangladesh; Chromoblastomycosis; Fonsecaea nubica.