Non-invasive Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis of Chromoblastomycosis

Giulio Cortonesi; Davide Cosetti; Mariano Suppa; Cyril Habougit; Jean-Luc Perrot; Elisa Cinotti

doi:10.5826/dpc.1404a236

Non-invasive Imaging Techniques for the Diagnosis of Chromoblastomycosis

Authors

Giulio Cortonesi Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical, and Neurological Sciences, Santa Maria Alle Scotte Hospital, Siena, Italy
Davide Cosetti Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical, and Neurological Sciences, Santa Maria Alle Scotte Hospital, Siena, Italy
Mariano Suppa Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Cyril Habougit Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Jean-Luc Perrot Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Elisa Cinotti Dermatology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical, and Neurological Sciences, Santa Maria Alle Scotte Hospital, Siena, Italy

Keywords:

chromoblastomycosis, confocal reflectance microscopy, line-filed confocal optical coherence tomography, dermoscopy

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