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Cladosporiosis

What is Cladosporiosis?

Also known as … Chromomycosis, Cladosporiosis, Verrucous Dermatitis, Fonseca’s Disease, Pedroso’s Disease.
What causes folliculitis decalvans?

Chromoblastomycosis is a long-term or chronic fungal infection of the skin and tissue underneath the superficial layer of the skin (called the subcutaneous tissue). It is more common in rural, tropical and subtropical areas of the world; it tends to present more severely in those with a suppressed or compromised immune system.

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