A clinical case presentation in The New England Journal of Medicine highlights diagnostic and therapeutic challenges in chromoblastomycosis, a neglected tropical fungal infection increasingly recognized in non-endemic regions. Early biopsy, antifungal therapy, and surgical intervention offer the best outcomes. — National Lab Week 130410-F-TT327-015.jpg by Airman 1st Class Jason Couillard / Public domain via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)
Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, is Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal and Chair of the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). He is Professor and Head of the Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at David Tvildiani Medical University, and Secretary/Treasurer of the UEMS Section of Public Health. ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.