Chromomycosis
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- Also called Phaeohyphomycosis
- Opportunistic
- Infects horses, dogs and humans
- Found in wounds and abrasions
- Caused by dematiaceous fungi
- Dactylaria gallopava, Exophiala pisciphila, E. salmonis, Scolecobasidium humicola, S. tshawytschae, Drechslera, Exophilia jeanselmeri, E. verrucosa, Fonsecaea pelrosoi
- Nodular and ulcerating lesions of the skin on the feet, legs and occasionally eyes (in turkeys)
- Regional granulomatous lymphadenitis
- Single cells or clusters, spherical and thick-walled
- Brown pigmented fungal elements
- Multiply by cross-wall formation or splitting (not budding)
- Grows on Sabauraud's Dextrose agar ar room temperature
- Slow growth
- Takes one month
- For further information, see dematiaceous fungi