The Sinus That Breeds Fungus: Subcutaneous Zygomycosis Caused by Basidiobolus ranarum at the Injection Site.

Autor: Jayanth ST; Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India., Gaikwad P; Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India., Promila M; Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India., Muthusami JC; Department of General Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Case reports in infectious diseases [Case Rep Infect Dis] 2013; Vol. 2013, pp. 534192. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Nov 19.
DOI: 10.1155/2013/534192
Abstrakt: Subcutaneous zygomycosis is caused by Basidiobolus ranarum which is endemic in India. We report a case of a housewife who presented with a persistent discharging sinus from the right gluteal region subsequent to an intramuscular injection which was refractory to empirical antituberculous therapy. She underwent an excision of the sinus tract, the culture of which yielded B. ranarum. The wound improved with oral potassium iodide.
Databáze: MEDLINE