Details of Disease

General Information of Disease (ID: DIS4IXDI)

• Disease Name: Chromomycosis
• Synonyms: dermatitis Verrucosa; Chromomycoses; Chromoblastomycoses; chromoblastomycosis; mossy foot disease; Chromomycosis; chromomycosis
• Definition: Chromomycosis is a chronic cutaneous and subcutaneous fungal infection, found mainly in subtropical and tropical areas (in soil and plant debris and transmitted by traumatic inoculation), and characterized clinically by slow growing, verrucous nodules, squamous plaques, or chronic limited lesions which are most commonly found on the lower limbs and which are characterized histologically by the presence of muriform cells. It is caused by dematiaceous fungi, with the main etiological agents being Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Phialophora verrucosa and Cladophialophora carrionii. Rarely, it can be caused by Rhinocladiella aquaspersa.|Editor note: check cutaneous vs subcutaneous
• Disease Hierarchy:
  DISEIEH5: Subcutaneous mycosis
  DIS1SW33: Dermatomycosis
  DIS4IXDI: Chromomycosis
• Disease Identifiers:
  MONDO ID: MONDO_0015908
  MESH ID: D002862
  UMLS CUI: C0008582
  MedGen ID: 3434
  Orphanet ID: 182

Drug-Interaction Atlas (DIA) of This Disease

This Disease is Treated as An Indication in 2 Approved Drug(s)

Drug Name	Drug ID	Highest Status	Drug Type	REF
Ketoconazole	DMPZI3Q	Approved	Small molecular drug	[1]
Posaconazole	DMUL5EW	Approved	Small molecular drug	[2]

Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This Disease

References

• [1] Ketoconazole FDA Label
• [2] Posaconazole FDA Label