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Lacaziosis - unusual clinical presentation.

Pétra Pereira de Sousa1, Antonio Pedro Mendes Schettini1, Carlos Alberto Chirano Rodrigues1, Danielle Cristine Westphal1.   

Abstract

Lacaziosis or Jorge Lobo's disease is a fungal, granulomatous, chronic infectious disease caused by Lacazia loboi, which usually affects the skin and subcutaneous tissue. It is characterized by slow evolution and a variety of cutaneous manifestations with the most common clinical expression being nodular keloid lesions that predominate in exposed areas. We report the case of a patient who had an unusual clinical presentation, with a single-plated lesion on the back. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of Lacaziosis.

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Year:  2015        PMID: 25831004      PMCID: PMC4371683          DOI: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153430

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  An Bras Dermatol        ISSN: 0365-0596            Impact factor:   1.896


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Journal:  An Bras Dermatol       Date:  2010 Jan-Feb       Impact factor: 1.896

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