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ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2025

Concurrent chromoblastomycosis and eumycetoma: a unique case of dual neglected tropical fungal diseases in Asia.

Wentao Liu, Shuxia Xie, Guoxing Zhu, Shitong Qin, Meirong Li, Songchao Yin, Wei Lai, Chun Lu, Qiaoping Chen, Peiying Feng

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Wentao LiuDepartment of Dermatology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8840-6475
Shuxia XieDepartment of Dermatology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Guoxing ZhuDepartment of Dermatology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Shitong QinDepartment of Dermatology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Meirong LiDepartment of Dermatology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Songchao YinDepartment of Dermatology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Wei LaiDepartment of Dermatology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Chun LuDepartment of Dermatology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Qiaoping ChenDepartment of Dermatology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Peiying FengDepartment of Dermatology, Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-7284-2034

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Key Research and Development Plan of the Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology BureauNatural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province of China
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Abstract

Chromoblastomycosis (CBM) and mycetoma, as implantation mycoses, have been listed as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by the World Health Organization. The concurrent occurrence of these two NTDs in a single patient is extremely rare. A 69-year-old female patient presented with papules on the dorsum of her left hand for over 5 months and nodules on the left lower limb accompanied by ulceration and pain for 20 days. Histopathological examination of the papule on the dorsum of the left hand revealed muriform cells and fungal culture of the tissue identified Fonsecaea monophora. Microscopic examination of the purulent secretion from the ulcer on the left lower calf revealed the presence of grains, and the tissue culture result was Scedosporium apiosperma complex, with metagenomic next-generation sequencing further identifying S. dehoogii as the predominant pathogen. The clinical diagnosis was CBM caused by F. monophora combined with eumycetoma due to S. dehoogii. The patient was treated with voriconazole at a dosage of 200 mg twice daily for 4 weeks, after which the papules on the dorsum of the left hand and the ulcer on the left lower calf showed gradual improvement. This case represents the first reported instance of concurrent CBM caused by F. monophora and eumycetoma due to S. dehoogii, providing a novel perspective on the clinical manifestations and early identification of neglected implantation mycoses.

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ChromoblastomycosisMycetomaNeglected DiseasesAgedAntifungal AgentsAscomycotaAsiaFemaleFonsecaeaHumansScedosporiumVoriconazoleAntifungal AgentsVoriconazole

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PMCPMC12416837

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