{"title":"Widespread Verrucous Plaques of Chromoblastomycosis: A 12-Year Diagnostic Odyssey.","authors":"Elisha Shrestha, Anupa Sharma, Manisha Gartaula, Aniket Basnet","doi":"10.1002/ccr3.71147","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Chromoblastomycosis is a deep fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. This case underscores the critical importance of thorough laboratory investigations, particularly histopathology, in chronic dermatological conditions that mimic other granulomatous diseases. Misdiagnosis, such as treating chromoblastomycosis as cutaneous tuberculosis without confirmatory testing, can delay appropriate therapy and prolong morbidity.</p>","PeriodicalId":10327,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Case Reports","volume":"13 10","pages":"e71147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12496546/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinical Case Reports","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.71147","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/10/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Chromoblastomycosis is a deep fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. This case underscores the critical importance of thorough laboratory investigations, particularly histopathology, in chronic dermatological conditions that mimic other granulomatous diseases. Misdiagnosis, such as treating chromoblastomycosis as cutaneous tuberculosis without confirmatory testing, can delay appropriate therapy and prolong morbidity.
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Clinical Case Reports is different from other case report journals. Our aim is to directly improve global health and increase clinical understanding using case reports to convey important best practice information. We welcome case reports from all areas of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Veterinary Science and may include: -Any clinical case or procedure which illustrates an important best practice teaching message -Any clinical case or procedure which illustrates the appropriate use of an important clinical guideline or systematic review. As well as: -The management of novel or very uncommon diseases -A common disease presenting in an uncommon way -An uncommon disease masquerading as something more common -Cases which expand understanding of disease pathogenesis -Cases where the teaching point is based on an error -Cases which allow us to re-think established medical lore -Unreported adverse effects of interventions (drug, procedural, or other).