A STUDY ON CHROMOBLASTOMYCOSIS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL (DMCH), LAHERIASARAI, BIHAR
Background: Chromoblastomycosis, a chronic subcutaneous mycosis, is caused by several dematiaceous Fungi, the most common being Fonsecaea pedrosoi. A majority of cases from India have been reported from the sub-Himalayan belt and South India. Aim: The aim was to study chromoblastomycosis in around Darbhanga reason of Bihar including demographic and clinicomycological prole. Materials and Methods: This report is a retrospective hospital record-based analysis of all cases of chromoblastomycosis who presented to the dermatology outpatient department of our tertiary care hospital during the past 3 years. Results : A total of 11 cases of chromoblastomycosis were diagnosed during the above period. The disease was seen predominantly in middle-aged male. The lower extremity (72.7%) was more commonly affected. Verrucous and nodular lesions are the common clinical presentation. Sclerotic bodies are demonstrated in potassium hydroxide mount and histopathological section in 81.8% and 90.9% cases, respectively. The causative fungus was isolated in 90.9% and cass with F. pedrosoi, as the most common species