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All that glitters isn’t gold: an unexpected diagnosis in a facial lesion

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: A 34-year-old Somali woman presented to the Dermatology clinic with a 1-year history of a lesion on her right cheek, which was occasionally painful, itchy and inflamed. A punch biopsy identified foreign-body type inflammation surrounding budding yeast forms with refractile brown cell walls, in keeping with chromoblastomycosis. We discuss the histopathological features and management of this implantation mycosis, in this case presenting at an atypical site.

Source: Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

DOI: 10.1093/ced/llaf445

Authors: James W Dickens, Alison M Burgess, Hannah E Wainman, Andrew M Borman, O Martin Williams, Julia M Colston, Naomi Carson, Jonathan Potts

Institutions: University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, University of Bristol, University of Exeter, Southmead Hospital, UK Health Security Agency, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, North Bristol NHS Trust

Language: English

Topic: Fungal Infections and Studies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4414974203

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