To the Editor: I read with great interest the recent article by Knox and Marshall.1 Chromoblastomycosis may result in a number of rare systemic complications that may be associated with significant morbidity.
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- 1. Knox J, Marshall C. Chromoblastomycosis in a Solomon Islander. Med J Aust 2012; 197: 350. <MJA full text>
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