Phialophora verrucosa and Other Chromoblastomycotic Fungi

摘要: The tissue form of the agents chromoblastomycosis is quite unique among human pathogenic fungi. yeast cells, hyphae, pseudohyphae, or spherules that are typical other fungi not customarily observed. Instead, richly pigmented brown cells (Figure 1) transverse septations seen by microscopic observation lesions chromoblastomycosis. In some instances, multicellular bodies both longitudinal and septa as they divide (muriform cells) Early investigators (Medlar, 1915), thinking these muriform represented development a sclerotium, named “sclerotic cells” bodies.” have also been called “Medlar bodies,” “chromobodies,” “fumagoid even “copper pennies” various observers (McGinnis, 1983). For convenience, will be referred to herein sclerotic though it recognized term may somewhat misleading, since in nor does represent stage sclerotium.