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Nine cases of histologically diagnosed Chromoblastomycosis are reported from Malaysia. All the patients were males and ranged in age from 56 to 65 years. The duration of symptoms varied from 5 months to 13 years. All the lesions were noted in the lower limbs. Malignancy was suspected clinically in 5 cases. The diagnosis was established by finding characteristic brown muriform cells in the tissue sections.
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Jayalakshmi, P., Looi, L.M. & Soo -Hoo, T.S. Chromoblastomycosis in Malaysia. Mycopathologia 109, 27–31 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00437003
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