The Role of Excision for Treatment of Chromoblastomycosis: A Cutaneous Fungal Infection Frequently Mistaken for Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Background: Chromoblastomycosis is an uncommon fungal infection of the skin caused by a variety of dematiaceous fungal species that is typically contracted through direct inoculation into the skin.

Objective: To collect and examine data pertaining to the clinical presentation and management of patients with chromoblastomycosis.

Methods: Through a retrospective study, a pathology medical record search was performed from January 2004 to December 2020 at a single institution.