<prompt> Causative microorganism of chromo-blastomycosis?CladosporiumBlastomycesSporothrixHistoplasma capsulatum  <response>: Ans. is a i.e., Cladosporium Chromoblastomycosis verrucous dermatitis . It is a subcutaneous mycotic infection of the feet and lower legs. . The etiological agents are soil inhabiting fungi of family dematiaceae. . The fungi responsible are Fonsecae pedrosoi Fonsecae compact Fonsecae dermatitidis Phialophora verrucosa Cladosporium carrionii . Fungus enters the skin by traumatic implantation. . Lesions consist of way cutaneous nodule which resemble the florets of cauliflower. . F. pedrosoi and P. verrucosa may disseminate to other pas, especially the brain. . Histologically, the lesions show sclerotic cells and copper penny bodies. 