Abstract
Early in the twentieth century, the term chromoblastomycosis came into being and was used to cover all skin disease caused by pathogenic fungi that produced pigmented spores. In the course of time, the name changed to chromomycosis, and it is now used to denote a dermal infection found predominantly in the tropics. Pigmented cells of Exophiala werneckii can infect the epidermis, causing tinea nigra (see Chapter 9), while similar organisms occasionally produce internal abscesses or even infections of the brain. These conditions will not be discussed here.
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Pettit, J.H.S., Parish, L.C. (1984). Chromomycosis. In: Manual of Tropical Dermatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8292-8_10
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