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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2312-3893</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. virtual Soc. Parag. Med. Int.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2312-3893</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2312-38932025000100401</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/rvspmi/2312-3893/2025.e12142501</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cromoblastomicosis por Fonsecaea monophora]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea monophora]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Báez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Clara Andrea]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ibáñez Franco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Elvis Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivelli de Oddone]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Victoria]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Penayo Aguilera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Teresita De Jesús]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estigarribia Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariam Gabriela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pereira Brunelli]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Guillermo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aldama Caballero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Arnaldo Benjamín Feliciano]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Hospital Nacional Departamento de Medicina Interna]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Itauguá ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Centro de Especialidades Dermatológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>12</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>401</fpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2312-38932025000100401&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2312-38932025000100401&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2312-38932025000100401&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La cromoblastomicosis es una micosis de implantación de distribución mundial producida por hongos dematiáceos saprofitos, principalmente de los géneros Fonsecaea, Phialophora, Cladophialophora y Rhinocladiella. Se manifiesta como placas eritematoescamosas y verrucosas de lento crecimiento, sobre todo a nivel de las extremidades. Se presenta el caso de un paciente de sexo femenino de 61 años, que presentó placas eritematosas en miembros superiores que iniciaron posterior a traumatismos. El estudio micológico y la anatomía patológica orientaron el diagnostico de cromoblastomicosis por Fonsecaea, y mediante técnicas moleculares se identificó Fonsecaea monophora, el primer caso confirmado de esta especie en nuestro país. Fue tratada con itraconazol 200mg/día asociado a crioterapia, presentando buena respuesta.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Chromoblastomycosis is an implantation mycosis of worldwide distribution caused by saprophytic dematiaceous fungi, mainly from the genera Fonsecaea, Phialophora, Cladophialophora and Rhinocladiella. It manifests as slowly growing erythematous, scaly, verrucous plaques, especially on the extremities. We present the case of a 61-year-old female patient who presented erythematous plaques on upper limbs that started after trauma. The mycological study and pathological anatomy led to the diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis due to Fonsecaea, and molecular techniques identified Fonsecaea monophora, the first confirmed case of this species in our country. She was treated with itraconazole 200 mg/day associated with cryotherapy, showing a good response.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Fonsecaea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[itraconazol]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[crioterapia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[chromoblastomycosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Fonsecaea]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[itraconazole]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cryotherapy]]></kwd>
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