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NEW YORK DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY Abstract Chromoblastomycosis Occurring in New York City. Presented by Dr. Maurice J. Costello. A 47-year-old Negro is presented from Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was found to have pulmonary sarcoidosis on routine preemployment roentgenography of his chest. At that time it was noted that he had a palm-sized granulomatous lesion on the right ankle, which began eight years ago when he struck this area with an ax while chopping wood. This lesion had a raised border, a central fissured area, and surrounding mottled, macular hyperpigmentation. No similar lesions were detected elsewhere. He had a history of contact with tuberculosis in his youth. There were bilateral corneal opacities, worse on the right side, which prevented him from reading ordinary print. The loss of visual acuity was greater in the right eye than in the left. This probably represented an old interstitial keratitis of congenital syphilis, since his Wassermann reaction is still http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology American Medical Association

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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1958 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0096-5359
DOI
10.1001/archderm.1958.01560110119026
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Abstract

Abstract Chromoblastomycosis Occurring in New York City. Presented by Dr. Maurice J. Costello. A 47-year-old Negro is presented from Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was found to have pulmonary sarcoidosis on routine preemployment roentgenography of his chest. At that time it was noted that he had a palm-sized granulomatous lesion on the right ankle, which began eight years ago when he struck this area with an ax while chopping wood. This lesion had a raised border, a central fissured area, and surrounding mottled, macular hyperpigmentation. No similar lesions were detected elsewhere. He had a history of contact with tuberculosis in his youth. There were bilateral corneal opacities, worse on the right side, which prevented him from reading ordinary print. The loss of visual acuity was greater in the right eye than in the left. This probably represented an old interstitial keratitis of congenital syphilis, since his Wassermann reaction is still

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A.M.A. Archives of DermatologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Nov 1, 1958

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